負ける
まける
hepburn makeru
to lose, to be defeated
Part of speech · ichidan-verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 試合に負けました。I lost the match.
- 誘惑に負けない。I will not give in to temptation.
Collocations
負ける (makeru, lose)試合に負ける誘惑に負ける勝ち負け (kachi-make)負け犬 (makeinu, loser)
Mnemonic
Makeru (負ける) is "lose / be defeated / give in" — B + no-cluster ichidan verb. Antonym of katsu (win). Derivatives: kachi-make (win-lose), makeinu (loser), makezugirai (hate to lose). ~ni makeru (lose to ~). Korean jida / paehada split and Chinese shu / bai split parallel; Japans makeru / katsu pair unique.
Quick check
Makezugirai?