Word
負ける
まける
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CommonJLPT N4
Meanings
- Ichidan verb · Intransitive
to lose; to be defeated; to be beaten
- Ichidan verb · Intransitive
to give in (to); to yield; to succumb; to give way; to surrender; to be overcome (with)
- Ichidan verb · Intransitive
to be inferior (to); to be second (to); to be outdone (by)
- Ichidan verb · Intransitive
to get a rash (from); to come out in a rash
- Ichidan verb · Transitive
to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free
In Spanish
perder; ser derrotado
- Other forms
- 敗ける、敗北る
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
3対0で彼には負けています。
He's beating me, three to zip.
Tatoeba #235276(opens in a new tab)私は友人の前で負けたくなかった。
I didn't want to be defeated in front of my friends.
Tatoeba #152501(opens in a new tab)