Japanese

げる

つくりあげる
Meaning: to build up; to complete; to create; to fabricate
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

作
り
上
げ
る

Example sentences

He built this business from scratch on his own.
その職人は熟練した技で、美しい陶器を次々と作り上げた。
The craftsman created beautiful pottery one after another with his skilled technique.
彼は、独自のファンタジーワールドを小説の中で創り上げた。
He created a unique fantasy world within his novel.
この傑作は、彼が彫心鏤骨して作り上げたものだ。
This masterpiece is the result of his painstaking effort.
彼女は古い着物を剪裁して、新しいドレスを作り上げた。
She cut up an old kimono and created a new dress.

Usage Notes

Can mean either to finish making something real or to make up a lie/story.

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