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Learn Hardcore Japanese: makeru - to lose

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 53
/makeru

makeru

Word

負まけるmakeru

Meaning

to lose

Part of speech

group 2, verb

Pronunciation

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Usages of makeru

彼女かのじょ　は　友達ともだち　の　チーム　を　大おおきな　声こえ　で　応援おうえんして　いた　が、　その　チーム　は　負まけて　しまった。kanojo wa tomodachi no chiimu o ookina koe de ouenshite ita ga, sono chiimu wa makete shimatta.

She cheered loudly for her friend’s team, but that team ended up losing.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

兄あに　の　学校がっこう　は　去年きょねん　の　決勝けっしょう　で　負まけた　ので、　今年ことし　は　勝かちたい　と　みんな　が　言いって　いる。ani no gakkou wa kyonen no kesshou de maketa node, kotoshi wa kachitai to minna ga itte iru.

Because my older brother’s school lost in last year’s final, everyone says they want to win this year.

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