Japanese reference
負ける
まける
to lose, be defeated
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | まける (makeru)lose |
| Polite, masu | まけます (makemasu)lose |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | まけない (makenai)do not lose |
| Polite negative | まけません (makemasen)do not lose |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | まけた (maketa)lost |
| Polite past | まけました (makemashita)lost |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | まけなかった (makenakatta)did not lose |
| Polite past negative | まけませんでした (makemasendeshita)did not lose |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | まけて (makete)losing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | まけまして (makemashite)losing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | まけている (maketeiru)be losing |
| Polite te-iru | まけています (maketeimasu)be losing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | まければ (makereba)if you lose |
| Rare literary polite conditional | まけますれば (makemasureba)if you lose (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | まけたら (maketara)if you lose |
| Polite conditional, tara | まけましたら (makemashitara)if you lose |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | まけられる (makerareru)can lose |
| Polite potential | まけられます (makeraremasu)can lose |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | まけよう (makeyou)let's lose! |
| Polite volitional | まけましょう (makemashou)let's lose! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | まけたい (maketai)want to lose |
| Polite desire, tai | まけたいです (maketaidesu)want to lose |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | まけられる (makerareru)be affected when someone loses |
| Polite passive | まけられます (makeraremasu)be affected when someone loses |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | まけさせる (makesaseru)make or let someone lose |
| Polite causative | まけさせます (makesasemasu)make or let someone lose |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | まけさせられる (makesaserareru)be made to lose |
| Polite causative-passive | まけさせられます (makesaseraremasu)be made to lose |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | まけるな (makeruna)do not lose! |
| Polite negative request | まけないでください (makenaidekudasai)please do not lose |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | まけます (makemasu)lose |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | まけません (makemasen)do not lose |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | まけました (makemashita)lost |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | まけませんでした (makemasendeshita)did not lose |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | まけてください (maketekudasai)please lose |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | まけないでください (makenaidekudasai)please do not lose |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | まけましょう (makemashou)let's lose! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | まけてもいい (maketemoii)may lose |
| Polite permission | まけてもいいです (maketemoiidesu)may lose |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | まけてはいけない (maketehaikenai)must not lose |
| Polite prohibition | まけてはいけません (maketehaikemasen)must not lose |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | まけなさい (makenasai)lose (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | まけてみる (maketemiru)try to lose |
| Polite try doing | まけてみます (maketemimasu)try to lose |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | まけてしまう (maketeshimau)lose completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | まけてしまいます (maketeshimaimasu)lose completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | まけておく (maketeoku)lose in advance |
| Polite preparation | まけておきます (maketeokimasu)lose in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | まけたことがある (maketakotogaaru)have the experience of: lost |
| Polite past experience | まけたことがあります (maketakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: lost |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | まけると (makeruto)whenever you lose |
| Polite automatic result | まけますと (makemasuto)whenever you lose |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | まけるなら (makerunara)if you mean to lose |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | まけるだろう (makerudarou)probably lose |
| Polite probability | まけるでしょう (makerudeshou)probably lose |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | まけろ (makero)lose! |
| Polite request | まけてください (maketekudasai)please lose |
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