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Conjugation of Japanese verb 負ける - lose - makeru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    負け

    Reading

    まけ
    make

    Meaning

    lose

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    負ける

    Reading

    まける
    makeru

    Meaning

    to lose / does lose / will lose

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    負けない

    Reading

    まけない
    makenai

    Meaning

    to not lose / does not lose / will not lose

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    負けます

    Reading

    まけます
    makemasu

    Meaning

    to lose / does lose / will lose

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    負けません

    Reading

    まけません
    makemasen

    Meaning

    to not lose / does not lose / will not lose

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    負けた

    Reading

    まけた
    maketa

    Meaning

    did lose

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    負けなかった

    Reading

    まけなかった
    makenakatta

    Meaning

    did not lose

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    負けました

    Reading

    まけました
    makemashita

    Meaning

    did lose

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    負けませんでした

    Reading

    まけませんでした
    makemasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not lose

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    負けて

    Reading

    まけて
    makete

    Meaning

    lose, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    負けないで

    Reading

    まけないで
    makenaide

    Meaning

    not lose, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    負けなくて

    Reading

    まけなくて
    makenakute

    Meaning

    not lose, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    負けまして

    Reading

    まけまして
    makemashite

    Meaning

    lose, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    負けませんで

    Reading

    まけませんで
    makemasende

    Meaning

    not lose, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    負けろ

    Reading

    まけろ
    makero

    Meaning

    lose!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    負けよ

    Reading

    まけよ
    makeyo

    Meaning

    lose! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    負けるな

    Reading

    まけるな
    makeruna

    Meaning

    do not lose!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    負けなさい

    Reading

    まけなさい
    makenasai

    Meaning

    lose!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    負けなさるな

    Reading

    まけなさるな
    makenasaruna

    Meaning

    do not lose!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    負けてください

    Reading

    まけてください
    maketekudasai

    Meaning

    please lose

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お負けください

    Reading

    おまけください
    omakekudasai

    Meaning

    kindly lose

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    負けないでください

    Reading

    まけないでください
    makenaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not lose

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お負けなさいませ

    Reading

    おまけなさいませ
    omakenasaimase

    Meaning

    please lose

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お負けなさいますな

    Reading

    おまけなさいますな
    omakenasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not lose

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    負けている

    Reading

    まけている
    maketeiru

    Meaning

    is doing lose / is lose(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    負けています

    Reading

    まけています
    maketeimasu

    Meaning

    is doing lose / is lose(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    負けていません

    Reading

    まけていません
    maketeimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing lose / is not lose(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    負けていた

    Reading

    まけていた
    maketeita

    Meaning

    was doing lose / was lose(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    負けていました

    Reading

    まけていました
    maketeimashita

    Meaning

    was doing lose / was lose(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    負けていませんでした

    Reading

    まけていませんでした
    maketeimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing lose / was not lose(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    負けよう

    Reading

    まけよう
    makeyou

    Meaning

    let's lose / will lose

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    負けまい

    Reading

    まけまい
    makemai

    Meaning

    let's not lose / will not lose

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    負けましょう

    Reading

    まけましょう
    makemashou

    Meaning

    let's lose / will lose

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    負けますまい

    Reading

    まけますまい
    makemasumai

    Meaning

    let's not lose / will not lose

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    負けるだろう

    Reading

    まけるだろう
    makerudarou

    Meaning

    will probably lose

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    負けないだろう

    Reading

    まけないだろう
    makenaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not lose

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    負けるでしょう

    Reading

    まけるでしょう
    makerudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably lose

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    負けないでしょう

    Reading

    まけないでしょう
    makenaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not lose

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    負けただろう

    Reading

    まけただろう
    maketadarou

    Meaning

    probably did lose

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    負けなかっただろう

    Reading

    まけなかっただろう
    makenakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not lose

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    負けたでしょう

    Reading

    まけたでしょう
    maketadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did lose

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    負けなかったでしょう

    Reading

    まけなかったでしょう
    makenakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not lose

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    負ければ

    Reading

    まければ
    makereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does lose

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    負けなければ

    Reading

    まけなければ
    makenakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not lose

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    負けたら

    Reading

    まけたら
    maketara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did lose

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    負けなかったら

    Reading

    まけなかったら
    makenakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not lose

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    負けましたら

    Reading

    まけましたら
    makemashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did lose

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    負けませんでしたら

    Reading

    まけませんでしたら
    makemasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not lose

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    負けられる

    Reading

    まけられる
    makerareru

    Meaning

    can lose

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    負けられない

    Reading

    まけられない
    makerarenai

    Meaning

    cannot lose

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    負けられます

    Reading

    まけられます
    makeraremasu

    Meaning

    can lose

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    負けられません

    Reading

    まけられません
    makeraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot lose

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    負けさせる

    Reading

    まけさせる
    makesaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) lose

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    負けさせない

    Reading

    まけさせない
    makesasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) lose

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    負けさせます

    Reading

    まけさせます
    makesasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) lose

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    負けさせません

    Reading

    まけさせません
    makesasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) lose

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    負けられる

    Reading

    まけられる
    makerareru

    Meaning

    be lose

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    負けられない

    Reading

    まけられない
    makerarenai

    Meaning

    not be lose

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    負けられます

    Reading

    まけられます
    makeraremasu

    Meaning

    be lose

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    負けられません

    Reading

    まけられません
    makeraremasen

    Meaning

    not be lose

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    負けたり

    Reading

    まけたり
    maketari

    Meaning

    did things like lose

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    負けなかったり

    Reading

    まけなかったり
    makenakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like lose

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    負けましたり

    Reading

    まけましたり
    makemashitari

    Meaning

    did things like lose

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    負けませんでしたり

    Reading

    まけませんでしたり
    makemasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like lose

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    負けたい

    Reading

    まけたい
    maketai

    Meaning

    want to lose

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    負けたくない

    Reading

    まけたくない
    maketakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to lose

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    負けたかった

    Reading

    まけたかった
    maketakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to lose

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    負けたくなかった

    Reading

    まけたくなかった
    maketakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to lose

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    負けたくて

    Reading

    まけたくて
    maketakute

    Meaning

    want to lose, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    負けたくなくて

    Reading

    まけたくなくて
    maketakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to lose, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    負けたく

    Reading

    まけたく
    maketaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to lose

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    負けたければ

    Reading

    まけたければ
    maketakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to lose

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    負けたくなければ

    Reading

    まけたくなければ
    maketakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to lose

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    負けたかったら

    Reading

    まけたかったら
    maketakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to lose

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    負けたくなかったら

    Reading

    まけたくなかったら
    maketakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to lose

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    負けたさ

    Reading

    まけたさ
    maketasa

    Meaning

    the desire to lose

Word Detail

    word

    負ける

    Meaning

    Lose

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Defeat

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