語感 Dictionary

逃げる

にげる

to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape

JLPT N4 Common word Also written 遁げる、迯げる

Meanings

  1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive

    to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse); to take cover
  2. to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away
  3. to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win)
  4. to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor)
  5. to fail to hold an ideal posture

Forms

PlainPolite
Present逃げるにげる逃げますにげます
Negative逃げないにげない逃げませんにげません
Past逃げたにげた逃げましたにげました
Past negative逃げなかったにげなかった逃げませんでしたにげませんでした
Te-form逃げてにげて
Potential逃げられるにげられる
Passive逃げられるにげられる
Causative逃げさせるにげさせる
Volitional逃げようにげよう
Imperative逃げろにげろ
Conditional (ば)逃げればにげれば
Conditional (たら)逃げたらにげたら

Example sentences

  • 逃にげようよ。

    Why don't we run away?

  • 泥棒どろぼうが逃にげた。

    The thief ran away.

  • 彼かれらは逃にげた。

    They escaped.

  • トムは逃にげた。

    Tom escaped.

  • 猫ねこが逃にげたよ。

    The cat ran away.

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