Japanese

にげきる
Meaning: to manage to escape; to hold off (competitors); to win by a narrow margin
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 逃げ切る 逃げ切ない
Polite 逃げ切ます 逃げ切ません
Past 逃げ切た 逃げ切なかった
Polite + Past 逃げ切ました 逃げ切ませんでした
Te-form 逃げ切て 逃げ切なくて
Potential 逃げ切られる 逃げ切られない
Passive 逃げ切られる 逃げ切られない
Causative 逃げ切させる 逃げ切させない
Imperative 逃げ切ろ 逃げ切るな

Handwriting

逃
げ
切
る

Example

The runner managed to hold off the others and win by a narrow margin.

Usage Notes

Often used in sports or competitions to describe maintaining a lead until the very end.

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