挙げる|あげるageru[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto give (an example); to list; to enumerate; to show; to display; to cite
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto arrest (a criminal); to capture; to seize; to apprehend
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto nominate (e.g. for a position); to recommend; to propose (something)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto hold (an event, ceremony, etc.); to conduct (a wedding)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto raise (an army); to take up arms (against something); to rise up
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto make known; to inform; to spread word; to win fame
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto have (a child); to bear (a child); to raise (children)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto raise; to elevate
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto earn (something desirable); to achieve (e.g. a good result); to obtain
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 挙げる（あげる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 挙げます（あげます） |
| Negative (nai) | 挙げない（あげない） |
| polite (masen) | 挙げません（あげません） |
| classical zu / nu | 挙げず・挙げぬ（あげず・あげぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 挙げた（あげた） |
| polite (mashita) | 挙げました（あげました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 挙げなかった（あげなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 挙げませんでした（あげませんでした） |
| Te form | 挙げて（あげて） |
| Potential | 挙げられる（あげられる） |
| Passive | 挙げられる（あげられる） |
| Causative | 挙げさせる（あげさせる） |
| Causative passive | 挙げさせられる（あげさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 挙げれば（あげれば） |
| tara | 挙げたら（あげたら） |
| Volitional | 挙げよう（あげよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 挙げましょう（あげましょう） |
| Imperative | 挙げろ（あげろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
例を挙げる
挙がる, used with が, presents something such as 証拠 as coming up or coming to light without an expressed agent, while 挙げる, used with を, focuses on someone deliberately raising or citing something such as 例.
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Japanese definitions
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