Japanese

げる

おしあげる
Meaning: to push up; to boost; to raise
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

押
し
上
げ
る

Example

When you push the lever up, the door opens.

Usage Notes

Can mean physically pushing something upwards or figuratively raising levels or status.

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