持ち上げる|もちあげるmochiageru[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto elevate; to raise; to lift up
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 持ち上げる（もちあげる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 持ち上げます（もちあげます） |
| Negative (nai) | 持ち上げない（もちあげない） |
| polite (masen) | 持ち上げません（もちあげません） |
| classical zu / nu | 持ち上げず・持ち上げぬ（もちあげず・もちあげぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 持ち上げた（もちあげた） |
| polite (mashita) | 持ち上げました（もちあげました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 持ち上げなかった（もちあげなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 持ち上げませんでした（もちあげませんでした） |
| Te form | 持ち上げて（もちあげて） |
| Potential | 持ち上げられる（もちあげられる） |
| Passive | 持ち上げられる（もちあげられる） |
| Causative | 持ち上げさせる（もちあげさせる） |
| Causative passive | 持ち上げさせられる（もちあげさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 持ち上げれば（もちあげれば） |
| tara | 持ち上げたら（もちあげたら） |
| Volitional | 持ち上げよう（もちあげよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 持ち上げましょう（もちあげましょう） |
| Imperative | 持ち上げろ（もちあげろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
箱を持ち上げる
持ち上がる emphasizes the thing itself moving upward, as in 箱が持ち上がる; 持ち上げる emphasizes someone or something lifting an object, as in 箱を持ち上げる.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym取り上げるとりあげるNeutralCovers picking something up, adopting an opinion, raising it as a topic, and even confiscating; 「持ち上げる」 is about lifting things up or flattering people.
- SynonymあげるNeutralThe broadest term: moving anything to a higher place or increasing it; 「持ち上げる」 specifically means lifting while holding it in your hands.
- Related拾い上げるひろいあげるNeutralMeans picking something up off the ground, or singling one item out of many; 「持ち上げる」 stresses raising something upward.
- Related拾うひろうNeutralPicks up things that have fallen on the ground, and also means hailing a taxi; 「持ち上げる」 focuses on the act of raising something.
- Related助け上げるたすけあげるNeutralHelps a fallen person to their feet or pulls someone out of the water; 「持ち上げる」 is ordinary lifting of objects.
- Antonym下ろすおろすNeutralAntonym in direction: means putting or taking something down, lowering it.
- Antonym落とすおとすNeutralAntonym in direction: means letting something drop, or dropping it by accident.
Use 「持ち上げる」 for lifting something up or flattering someone. For picking things up use 「拾う」 or 「拾い上げる」, for raising a topic 「取り上げる」, and for the general sense of raising 「上げる」. The opposites are 「下ろす」 and 「落とす」.
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Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
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