外れる
はずれる
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to be off; to be out (e.g. of gear)
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to be off; to be out (e.g. of gear)- to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to draw a blank (e.g. lottery)
- to be removed; to be excluded
- to be contrary to; to go against
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 外れるはずれる | 外れますはずれます |
| Negative | 外れないはずれない | 外れませんはずれません |
| Past | 外れたはずれた | 外れましたはずれました |
| Past negative | 外れなかったはずれなかった | 外れませんでしたはずれませんでした |
| Te-form | 外れてはずれて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 外れられるはずれられる |
| Passive | 外れられるはずれられる |
| Causative | 外れさせるはずれさせる |
| Volitional | 外れようはずれよう |
| Imperative | 外れろはずれろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 外れればはずれれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 外れたらはずれたら |
Example sentences
当てが外れたよ。
I wasn't counting on that.
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He is out of tune.
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The arrow fell wide of the mark.
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I sometimes dislocate my jaw.
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The first attack missed the target.
More examples (10)
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The arrow fell wide of the mark.
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He was dropped from the team because of an injury.
一番上のボタン、外れてるよ。
Your top button is undone.
コンタクトが外れないんだよ。
I can't get my contacts out.
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His explanation is beside the point.
ボタンがコートから外れている。
A button has come off the coat.
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Off-target. My opponent hadn't been hit.
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His argument was aside from the point.
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The spaceship is out of orbit around the moon.
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Sorry to say, that expectation was ill-founded.