Japanese

鹿げる

ばかげる
Meaning: to be absurd; to be foolish; to be ridiculous
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

馬
鹿
げ
る

Example sentences

I can't believe such an absurd story.
あまりにも馬鹿げた冗談に、思わず脱力してしまった。
I couldn't help but feel speechless and drained at such a ridiculous joke.

Usage Notes

Describes something that seems silly, nonsense, or not worth taking seriously.

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