THE WORD · N4
負ける
lose (competition)
Verbe · Group 2 verb
3対0で彼には負けています。
He beats me, 3 to 0.
Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: e4zh1nmcz · French : Archibald
Parts of speech
Group 2 verb (ichidan) · Intransitive · Transitive
The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.
Verb group: Group 2 (ichidan)
Verb usage: transitive and intransitive (as per meaning)
English dictionary meanings
- to lose
- to be defeated
- to be beaten
- to give in (to)
- to yield
- to succumb
- to give way
- to surrender
- to be overcome (with)
- to be inferior (to)
- to be second (to)
- to be outdone (by)
- to get a rash (from)
- to come out in a rash
- to reduce the price
- to give a discount
- to throw in (something extra) for free