挙げる

あげる

to give (an example); to list; to enumerate; to show

Meanings

Ichidan verb, Transitive
to give (an example); to list; to enumerate; to show; to display; to cite
to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather
to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to seize; to apprehend
to nominate (e.g. for a position); to recommend; to propose (something)
to hold (an event, ceremony, etc.); to conduct (a wedding)

All 10 meanings

to raise (an army); to take up arms (against something); to rise up
to make known; to inform; to spread word; to win fame
to raise; to elevate
to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
to earn (something desirable); to achieve (e.g. a good result); to obtain

Rare and archaic meanings (1)

to have (a child); to bear (a child); to raise (children)Dated

Forms

	Plain	Polite
Present	挙げるあげる	挙げますあげます
Negative	挙げないあげない	挙げませんあげません
Past	挙げたあげた	挙げましたあげました
Past negative	挙げなかったあげなかった	挙げませんでしたあげませんでした

Te-form	挙げてあげて
Potential	挙げられるあげられる
Passive	挙げられるあげられる
Causative	挙げさせるあげさせる
Volitional	挙げようあげよう
Imperative	挙げろあげろ
Conditional (ば)	挙げればあげれば
Conditional (たら)	挙げたらあげたら

Example sentences

彼かれは手てを挙あげた。

He held up his hands.
右手みぎてを挙あげなさい。

Raise your right hand.
ジムは手てを挙あげた。

Jim put his hand up.
一例いちれいを挙あげましょう。

Let me give you an example.
彼かれは手てを挙あげなかった。

He did not put up his hand.

More examples (10)

賛成さんせいの人ひとは皆みな手てを挙あげた。

All those in favor held up their hands.
分わかったら手てを挙あげなさい。

Raise your hand if you understand it.
私わたしは先月せんげつ結婚式けっこんしきを挙あげました。

I held a wedding ceremony last month.
彼女かのじょは歌手かしゅとして名なを挙あげた。

She made a name for herself as a singer.
彼かれはコンテストで名なを挙あげた。

He distinguished himself in the contest.
生徒せいとはあまり手てを挙あげません。

Students don't raise their hands much.
質問しつもんがあれば手てを挙あげなさい。

Raise your hand if you have a question.
こんな風ふうに両腕りょううでを挙あげてみて。

Raise both of your arms up like this.
答こたえの分わかる人ひとは手てを挙あげて。

Raise your hand if you know the answer.
パンの種類しゅるいを3つ挙あげてみて。

Name three types of bread.