Japanese

げる

ひきあげる
Meaning: to raise; to pull up; to withdraw
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

引
き
上
げ
る

Example sentences

The government decided to raise the consumption tax rate next year.
物価の上昇を抑制するために、金利が引き上げられた。
Interest rates were raised to suppress the rise in prices.
来年から消費税の税率が引き上げられるという噂がある。
There is a rumor that the consumption tax rate will be raised from next year.
来月から消費税が引き上げられる。
The consumption tax will be raised starting next month.
消費税率が引き上げられました。
The consumption tax rate was raised.

Usage Notes

Used for physical pulling up, raising economic rates, or withdrawing troops/investments.

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