裏切る|うらぎるuragiru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to go back on; to be unfaithful (to)やつは僕を裏切ったんだ!↗He stabbed me in the back!
- godan verb, transitive verbto disappoint; to let down
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 裏切る(うらぎる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 裏切ります(うらぎります) |
| Negative (nai) | 裏切らない(うらぎらない) |
| polite (masen) | 裏切りません(うらぎりません) |
| classical zu / nu | 裏切らず・裏切らぬ(うらぎらず・うらぎらぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 裏切った(うらぎった) |
| polite (mashita) | 裏切りました(うらぎりました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 裏切らなかった(うらぎらなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 裏切りませんでした(うらぎりませんでした) |
| Te form | 裏切って(うらぎって) |
| Potential | 裏切れる(うらぎれる) |
| Passive | 裏切られる(うらぎられる) |
| Causative | 裏切らせる(うらぎらせる) |
| Causative passive | 裏切らせられる・裏切らされる(うらぎらせられる・うらぎらされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 裏切れば(うらぎれば) |
| tara | 裏切ったら(うらぎったら) |
| Volitional | 裏切ろう(うらぎろう) |
| polite (mashou) | 裏切りましょう(うらぎりましょう) |
| Imperative | 裏切れ(うらぎれ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym背くそむくNeutralFor going against orders, rules, etc., or turning away from someone; 「裏切る」 centers on letting down trust or selling out companions.
- Related見捨てるみすてるNeutralTo abandon someone and leave them to their fate, even in dire need; 「裏切る」 is about betraying trust.
- Related売り渡すうりわたすNeutralTo sell something over to another party; by extension, to hand comrades over to the enemy for one's own gain. 「裏切る」 is broader.
- Antonym忠誠を尽くすちゅうせいをつくすNeutralThe opposite of 「裏切る」 in attitude: to serve a lord or country with wholehearted loyalty.
- Antonym味方するNeutralThe opposite of 「裏切る」 in stance: to be on someone's side.
Use 「裏切る」 for betraying trust or letting down expectations. For defying orders or rules, use 「背く」; for abandoning someone in trouble, 「見捨てる」; for selling out comrades for gain, 「売り渡す」. The opposites are 「味方する」 and 「忠誠を尽くす」.
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