Japanese

れる

のがれる
Meaning: to escape; to evade; to avoid
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 逃れる 逃れない
Polite 逃れます 逃れません
Past 逃れた 逃れなかった
Polite + Past 逃れました 逃れませんでした
Te-form 逃れて 逃れなくて
Potential 逃れられる 逃れられない
Passive 逃れられる 逃れられない
Causative 逃れさせる 逃れさせない
Imperative 逃れろ 逃れるな

Handwriting

逃
れ
る

Example sentences

He was finally able to escape from his pursuers.
犯人は警察の追っ手から逃れるために、山小屋に身を隠した。
The culprit hid in a mountain hut to escape from the police pursuit.
犯人は警察の手を逃れて逃亡した。
The criminal escaped from the hands of the police and fled.
泥棒は警察の手を逃れて街中を逃げ回った。
The thief escaped from the police and ran all around the city.
彼はでたらめな言い訳を並べて、責任を逃れようとした。
He made up a bunch of nonsense excuses and tried to evade responsibility.
彼は親の束縛から逃れたいと思っている。
He wants to escape from his parents' restraint.
彼は危うく難を逃れた。
He narrowly escaped disaster.
彼は過去の失敗という呪縛から逃れられずにいる
He remains unable to escape the curse of his past failures.
紛争により、数多くの難民が隣国へ逃れた。
Due to the conflict, many refugees fled to neighboring countries.
多くの人々が戦火を逃れて、隣国へ避難した。
Many people fled the war and took refuge in neighboring countries.

Usage Notes

Often used when escaping from danger, responsibility, or an unpleasant situation.

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