Japanese

げる

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

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

上
げ
る

Example sentences

He raised his hand and stopped a taxi.
彼女は大きなクモを見て悲鳴を上げた。
She screamed when she saw a large spider.
祖母は熱心な仏教の信仰を持っており、毎朝お経を上げている。
My grandmother has a deep faith in Buddhism and recites sutras every morning.
美しい花火に、みんながわあっと声を上げた。
Everyone shouted 'wow' at the beautiful fireworks.
彼はすっとんきょうな声を上げた。
He raised an eccentric voice.
悲痛な叫びを上げた。
A sorrowful cry was let out.
彼女は営業部で素晴らしい実績を上げ、昇進が決まった。
She achieved excellent results in the sales department and was promoted.
前を上回る成果を上げた。
We achieved results that surpassed the previous ones.
「ぎゃあ!」と悲鳴を上げて、彼は逃げ出した。
Letting out a scream of 'Aaaah!', he fled the scene.
観客がわっと歓声を上げた。
The crowd suddenly burst into cheers.

Usage Notes

Meaning varies from lifting something to giving a gift or completing a task. It's often written as 挙げる or 揚げる depending on context.

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