JLPT N4 vocabulary
負ける: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
まける0Heiban · flat
Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Meaning
- to lose, to be defeated
- to succumb, to give in, to surrender, to yield
- to be inferior to
- to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
- to reduce the price, to give a discount, to throw in (something extra) for free
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 負ける | 負け |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 負け | 負け |
| Polite presentます形 | 負け | 負け |
| Polite pastました形 | 負け | 負け |
| Te-formて形 | 負け | 負け |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 負け | 負け |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 負け | 負け |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 負け | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 負け | 負け |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 負け | 負ける |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 負け | 負け |
| Passive受身形 | 負け | 負け |
| Make / let使役形 | 負け | 負け |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 負け | 負け |
Example sentences
そのチームは最初の優勝以来、 負けたことがない。
Since their first victory, this team has not lost a game.
今日負けたとしたって、 君の努力が足りなかったわけじゃない。
Even if we lost today, it wasn't because your effort was lacking.