Japanese

ぐんもんにくだる
Meaning: to surrender; to submit; to capitulate
Part of Speech: Verb, Idiom

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 軍門に下る 軍門に下らない
Polite 軍門に下ります 軍門に下りません
Past 軍門に下った 軍門に下らなかった
Polite + Past 軍門に下りました 軍門に下りませんでした
Te-form 軍門に下って 軍門に下らなくて
Potential 軍門に下れる 軍門に下れない
Passive 軍門に下られる 軍門に下られない
Causative 軍門に下らせる 軍門に下らせない
Causative + Passive 軍門に下らされる 軍門に下らされない
Imperative 軍門に下れ 軍門に下るな

Handwriting

軍
門
に
下
る

Example

Before the powerful enemy, we had no choice but to finally surrender.

Usage Notes

An idiomatic expression literally meaning 'to pass under the military gate,' used to describe surrendering or yielding to an opponent in war, sports, or competition.

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