Japanese

禿げる

はげる
Meaning: to go bald; to peel off; to fade
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

禿
げ
る

Example

The paint on the old bench is peeling off.

Usage Notes

Can refer to losing hair (going bald) or surface coating (like paint) coming off.

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