I Love Kanjiあげる (ageru)
あげる is a Japanese verb meaning “to raise; to elevate”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- あげる
- Romaji
- ageru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to raise; to elevate · ichidan verb, transitive
- to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf) · ichidan verb, transitive
- to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage) · ichidan verb, transitive · occ. 騰げる in ref. to price
- to show someone (into a room); to let in (e.g. a guest) · ichidan verb, transitive
- to give · ichidan verb, transitive · polite, usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of あげる
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | あげる | あげる ageru |
| Polite (~masu) | あげます | あげます agemasu |
| Negative | あげない | あげない agenai |
| Polite negative | あげません | あげません agemasen |
| Past | あげた | あげた ageta |
| Polite past | あげました | あげました agemashita |
| Negative past | あげなかった | あげなかった agenakatta |
| Te-form | あげて | あげて agete |
| Potential | あげられる | あげられる agerareru |
| Passive | あげられる | あげられる agerareru |
| Causative | あげさせる | あげさせる agesaseru |
| Volitional | あげよう | あげよう ageyou |
| Imperative | あげろ | あげろ agero |
| Conditional (~ba) | あげれば | あげれば agereba |
Source: JMdict entry 1352320 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.