去る (saru)
去る (さる, saru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to leave; to go away”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- さる
- Romaji
- saru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to leave; to go away · godan verb, intransitive
- to pass; to elapse · godan verb, intransitive
- to be distant · godan verb, intransitive
- to send away; to drive off; to divorce · godan verb, transitive
- to (do) completely · auxiliary verb, godan verb · after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 去る
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 去る | さる saru |
| Polite (~masu) | 去ります | さります sarimasu |
| Negative | 去らない | さらない saranai |
| Polite negative | 去りません | さりません sarimasen |
| Past | 去った | さった satta |
| Polite past | 去りました | さりました sarimashita |
| Negative past | 去らなかった | さらなかった saranakatta |
| Te-form | 去って | さって satte |
| Potential | 去れる | される sareru |
| Passive | 去られる | さられる sarareru |
| Causative | 去らせる | さらせる saraseru |
| Volitional | 去ろう | さろう sarou |
| Imperative | 去れ | され sare |
| Conditional (~ba) | 去れば | されば sareba |
Kanji in 去る
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 去る.
Source: JMdict entry 1231650 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.