削げる・殺げる|そげるsogeru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
削げる削げる（そげる） is the most common written form of this verb and the preferred choice for learners. It expresses the meanings “to split,” “to be split,” “to splinter,” and “to chip.”
殺げる殺げる（そげる） is a less common written variant of the same verb. Learners may recognize it as an alternative, but should generally choose 削げる（そげる） instead.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto split; to be split; to splinter; to chip; to be sliced (off); to be scraped (off)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto become sunken (e.g. of cheeks); to become hollowed; to become drawn; to become emaciated
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto weaken (e.g. of motivation, interest, etc.); to decrease; to diminish; to become dampened; to abate
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto go off the rails; to become unusual; to diverge
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 削げる（そげる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 削げます（そげます） |
| Negative (nai) | 削げない（そげない） |
| polite (masen) | 削げません（そげません） |
| classical zu / nu | 削げず・削げぬ（そげず・そげぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 削げた（そげた） |
| polite (mashita) | 削げました（そげました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 削げなかった（そげなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 削げませんでした（そげませんでした） |
| Te form | 削げて（そげて） |
| Potential | 削げられる（そげられる） |
| Passive | 削げられる（そげられる） |
| Causative | 削げさせる（そげさせる） |
| Causative passive | 削げさせられる（そげさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 削げれば（そげれば） |
| tara | 削げたら（そげたら） |
| Volitional | 削げよう（そげよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 削げましょう（そげましょう） |
| Imperative | 削げろ（そげろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
角が削げる
角を削ぐ
In 角が削げる, the intransitive 削げる emphasizes the corner itself becoming chipped or worn down; in 角を削ぐ, the transitive 削ぐ emphasizes an action directed at the corner.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
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