Japanese

げる

ひめいをあげる
Meaning: to scream; to shriek; to cry out in distress
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

悲
鳴
を
上
げ
る

Example

She unintentionally let out a scream at the sudden sound of thunder.

Usage Notes

Can be used literally (fear/pain) or figuratively (complaining about a heavy burden or system overload).

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