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Japanese verb下げる (sageru) Conjugation
下げる (sageru) means “to hang, to suspend, to wear”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 下げます, 下げない, 下げて. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to hang, to suspend, to wear
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 下げる
- Reading
- さげる
- Romaji
- sageru
- Masu form
- 下げます
- Nai form
- 下げない
- Te-form
- 下げて
- Ta form
- 下げた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 下げる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 下げない |
| Polite | 下げます |
| Polite negative | 下げません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 下げた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 下げなかった |
| Polite | 下げました |
| Polite negative | 下げませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 下げて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 下げないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 下げている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 下げていない |
| Polite | 下げています |
| Polite negative | 下げていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 下げたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 下げたくない |
| Polite | 下げたいです |
| Polite negative | 下げたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 下げよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 下げましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 下げろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 下げるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 下げてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 下げないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 下げられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 下げられない |
| Polite | 下げられます |
| Polite negative | 下げられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 下げれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 下げなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 下げたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 下げなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 下げられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 下げられない |
| Polite | 下げられます |
| Polite negative | 下げられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 下げさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 下げさせない |
| Polite | 下げさせます |
| Polite negative | 下げさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 下げさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 下げさせられない |
| Polite | 下げさせられます |
| Polite negative | 下げさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
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- 包む (tsutsumu)to wrap up, to pack, to bundle
- 追っかける (okkakeru)to chase, to run after, to pursue
- 務める (tsutomeru)to serve as, to act as, to fill
- 囲む (kakomu)to surround, to encircle, to enclose
- 応える (kotaeru)to respond, to answer, to meet
- 巻き込む (makikomu)to roll up, to enfold, to swallow up
- 掲げる (kakageru)to put up, to hang out, to fly
- 持ち込む (mochikomu)to bring in, to take in, to carry in
- 受け止める (uketomeru)to catch, to stop the blow
- 襲う (osou)to attack, to assail, to make an assault
- 集める (atsumeru)to collect, to assemble, to gather
About these tables
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