Japanese

げる

あげる
Meaning: to cite; to give; to raise; to hold
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 挙げる 挙げない
Polite 挙げます 挙げません
Past 挙げた 挙げなかった
Polite + Past 挙げました 挙げませんでした
Te-form 挙げて 挙げなくて
Potential 挙げられる 挙げられない
Passive 挙げられる 挙げられない
Causative 挙げさせる 挙げさせない
Imperative 挙げろ 挙げるな

Handwriting

挙
げ
る

Example sentences

Please explain by giving concrete examples.
先生は分かりやすい例を挙げて説明した。
The teacher gave an easy-to-understand example to explain.
手を挙げて、出発の合図を送った。
I raised my hand and gave the signal to depart.
身近な例を挙げて説明する。
Explain by giving familiar examples.
彼女はおずおずと手を挙げた。
She timidly raised her hand.
手近な例を挙げて説明してください。
Please explain using a familiar example.
一二の例を挙げれば、この問題の深刻さがわかるだろう。
If you give one or two examples, you'll understand the seriousness of this problem.
彼は勇猛な戦士として、多くの戦功を挙げた。
As a brave warrior, he achieved many military feats.
彼は両手を挙げて「ばんざい」と叫んだ
He raised both hands and shouted 'Banzai!'
二人は人目を避けて、ひそやかに結婚式を挙げた。
The two avoided public attention and held a quiet wedding ceremony.

Usage Notes

Commonly used when citing examples, names, or evidence.

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