負ける

まける

to lose; to be defeated; to be beaten; to give in (to)

JLPT N4 Common word Intermediate Japanese L7 Also written 敗ける、敗北る

Meanings

  1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive

    to lose; to be defeated; to be beaten
  2. to give in (to); to yield; to succumb; to give way; to surrender; to be overcome (with)
  3. to be inferior (to); to be second (to); to be outdone (by)
  4. to get a rash (from); to come out in a rash
  5. Ichidan verb, Transitive

    to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free

Forms

PlainPolite
Present負けるまける負けますまけます
Negative負けないまけない負けませんまけません
Past負けたまけた負けましたまけました
Past negative負けなかったまけなかった負けませんでしたまけませんでした
Te-form負けてまけて
Potential負けられるまけられる
Passive負けられるまけられる
Causative負けさせるまけさせる
Volitional負けようまけよう
Imperative負けろまけろ
Conditional (ば)負ければまければ
Conditional (たら)負けたらまけたら

Example sentences

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