Japanese

げる

ひろいあげる
Meaning: to pick up; to single out; to select
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 拾い上げる 拾い上げない
Polite 拾い上げます 拾い上げません
Past 拾い上げた 拾い上げなかった
Polite + Past 拾い上げました 拾い上げませんでした
Te-form 拾い上げて 拾い上げなくて
Potential 拾い上げられる 拾い上げられない
Passive 拾い上げられる 拾い上げられない
Causative 拾い上げさせる 拾い上げさせない
Imperative 拾い上げろ 拾い上げるな

Handwriting

拾
い
上
げ
る

Example sentences

He picked up the trash that was lying on the ground.
彼は割れたグラスの破片を注意深く拾い上げた。
He carefully picked up the shards of the broken glass.

Usage Notes

Can mean physically picking something up or metaphorically selecting or promoting someone from a group.

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