Japanese

がる

はいあがる
Meaning: to crawl up; to pull oneself up (from a bad situation)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 這い上がる 這い上がらない
Polite 這い上がります 這い上がりません
Past 這い上がった 這い上がらなかった
Polite + Past 這い上がりました 這い上がりませんでした
Te-form 這い上がって 這い上がらなくて
Potential 這い上がれる 這い上がれない
Passive 這い上がられる 這い上がられない
Causative 這い上がらせる 這い上がらせない
Causative + Passive 這い上がらされる 這い上がらされない
Imperative 這い上がれ 這い上がるな

Handwriting

這
い
上
が
る

Example sentences

It is not easy to crawl up from rock bottom.
彼は社会の底辺から這い上がって、今の地位を築いた。
He rose from the bottom of society and built his current position.

Usage Notes

Used both for physical crawling upwards and for overcoming a difficult social or financial situation.

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