Lose in Japanese 🇯🇵

まげる info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
1. Visual Association: Imagine bending a wire and saying "ma-ge-ru" each time you bend it.
2. Sound Association: “Ma” can be associated with “my” and “geru” sounds like "gear" – think of bending gears or mechanical parts.

Explanations:
– "まげる" (mageru) is a verb that means "to bend" or "to twist."

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 曲げる (まげる, mageru)
– 曲げ (まげ, mage): noun form, meaning "a bend" or "a curve."

Conjugations:
– Present/Future: まげる (mageru)
– Past: まげた (mageta)
– Negative: まげない (magenai)
– Past Negative: まげなかった (magenakatta)
– Te-form: まげて (magete)
– Potential: まげられる (magerareru)
– Causative: まげさせる (magesaseru)
– Passive: まげられる (magerareru)

Examples of sentences:
1. 彼は針金を曲げた。
かれは はりがねを まげた。
Kare wa harigane o mageta.
(He bent the wire.)

2. その板をまげないでください。
その いたを まげないで ください。
Sono ita o magenai de kudasai.
(Please don't bend that board.)

3. プラスチックの棒は簡単にまげられる。
プラスチックの ぼうは かんたんに まげられる。
Purasuchikku no bō wa kantan ni magerareru.
(A plastic rod can be bent easily.)

4. 強風で木がまげられた。
きょうふうで きが まげられた。
Kyōfū de ki ga magerareta.
(The tree was bent by the strong wind.)

5. 彼女は紙を曲げて飛行機を作った。
かのじょは かみを まげて ひこうきを つくった。
Kanojo wa kami o magete hikōki o tsukutta.
(She folded the paper and made an airplane.)

a few seconds ago

まける info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Break it down phonetically: "ma-ke-ru" (ま-け-る).
– Associate it with "make" (ma-ke), but think in reverse context: 'to lose' rather than 'to make.'

Explanations:
– "まける" (makeru) means "to lose," typically in the context of competitions, battles, or struggles.
– It belongs to the ichidan (or ru-verb) group in Japanese grammar.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 敗れる (やぶれる, yabureru): primarily means "to be defeated."
– 失う (うしなう, ushinau): means "to lose" something more abstract like a job or opportunity.

Conjugations:
– Dictionary form (Infinitive): まける (makeru)
– Present/Future tense: まける (makeru) – "I/you/he/she/they lose" or "will lose"
– Past tense: まけた (maketa) – "I/you/he/she/they lost"
– Negative present: まけない (makenai) – "I/you/he/she/they do not lose"
– Negative past: まけなかった (makenakatta) – "I/you/he/she/they did not lose"
– Te-form: まけて (makete) – Used to connect sentences or make requests (e.g. "Please lose!")
– Potential form: まけられる (makerareru) – "Can lose" (ability)
– Volitional form: まけよう (makeyō) – "Let's lose" or "I will lose"

Examples of sentences:
– 試合にまけた。 (Shiai ni maketa.) – "I lost the game."
– 彼はすぐにまける。 (Kare wa sugu ni makeru.) – "He loses easily."
– 私たちはまけない！ (Wataachi wa makenai!) – "We won’t lose!"
– あのチームはまだ一度もまけていない。 (Ano chīmu wa mada ichido mo makete inai.) – "That team hasn't lost even once yet."
– あなたががんばれば、負けられないはずです。 (Anata ga ganbareba, makerarenai hazu desu.) – "If you try your best, you should not be able to lose."

Romanized characters:
– Shiai ni maketa.
– Kare wa sugu ni makeru.
– Wataachi wa makenai!
– Ano chīmu wa mada ichido mo makete inai.
– Anata ga ganbareba, makerarenai hazu desu.

28 minutes ago