Japanese

げる

ささげる
Meaning: to devote; to dedicate; to offer; to sacrifice
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

捧
げ
る

Example sentences

He devoted his whole life to medical research.
医師は、患者を救うという使命を果たすために人生を捧げた。
The doctor dedicated his life to fulfilling his mission of saving patients.
彼は毎日、平和への祈りを捧げている。
He offers a prayer for peace every day.
彼は青春時代を野球に捧げました。
He dedicated his youth to baseball.
彼は真理の探求に一生を捧げた。
He dedicated his life to the pursuit of truth.
彼は一生を学問に捧げた。
He devoted his life to scholarship.
彼は一生を辺境の地の調査に捧げた。
He dedicated his life to the investigation of remote lands.
彼は静かに祭壇の前に膝をつき、祈りを捧げた。
He quietly knelt before the altar and offered a prayer.
村人たちは山の神に生贄を捧げた。
The villagers offered a sacrifice to the mountain god.
彼は権力者の下僕として一生を捧げた。
He devoted his life as a servant to the powerful.

Usage Notes

Can mean physically lifting something up respectfully, offering something to a deity, or dedicating one's life/efforts to a cause.

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