敗れる|やぶれるyabureru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 敗れる(やぶれる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 敗れます(やぶれます) |
| Negative (nai) | 敗れない(やぶれない) |
| polite (masen) | 敗れません(やぶれません) |
| classical zu / nu | 敗れず・敗れぬ(やぶれず・やぶれぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 敗れた(やぶれた) |
| polite (mashita) | 敗れました(やぶれました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 敗れなかった(やぶれなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 敗れませんでした(やぶれませんでした) |
| Te form | 敗れて(やぶれて) |
| Potential | 敗れられる(やぶれられる) |
| Passive | 敗れられる(やぶれられる) |
| Causative | 敗れさせる(やぶれさせる) |
| Causative passive | 敗れさせられる(やぶれさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 敗れれば(やぶれれば) |
| tara | 敗れたら(やぶれたら) |
| Volitional | 敗れよう(やぶれよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 敗れましょう(やぶれましょう) |
| Imperative | 敗れろ(やぶれろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym敗北はいぼくNeutralA noun for defeat, tending to appear in written reports; 「敗れる」 is the verb, centred on being beaten in a match or battle.
- Synonym敗戦はいせんNeutralA noun for losing a war or a match, or a major failure, as in 「敗戦国」「試合に敗戦する」; 「敗れる」 is the verb for being defeated.
- Synonym負けるまけるNeutralThe everyday verb for losing, much more common in speech than 「敗れる」; it also covers giving in to someone and giving a discount.
- Antonym勝つかつNeutralTo win; the direct opposite of 「敗れる」, which describes being defeated.
For being beaten in a match, election or battle, 「敗れる」 is the written choice, as in 「決勝で敗れる」. In everyday speech say 「負ける」; use the noun 「敗北」 for defeat in reports and 「敗戦」 for losing a war. 「勝つ」 is the opposite.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


