What does 下げる mean?
下げる is a Japanese verb meaning “to lower, to hang” in English. It can also be translated as “to lower, to demote, to clear (plates)” depending on context. It is written as 下げる in kanji, さげる in hiragana, and sageru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.
Example sentence
ラジオの音を下げてくれませんか。
Could you turn down the radio?
Conjugation of 下げる
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Plain | 下げるさげる | 下げないさげない |
| Plain past | 下げたさげた | 下げなかったさげなかった |
| Polite | 下げますさげます | 下げませんさげません |
| Polite past | 下げましたさげました | 下げませんでしたさげませんでした |
Other forms
Te-form下げてさげて
Potential下げられるさげられる
Passive下げられるさげられる
Volitional下げようさげよう
Causative下げさせるさげさせる
Conditional下げればさげれば
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Intransitive partner
下げる (someone does it)·下がる (it happens by itself)
下げる describes someone doing something to a thing. 下がる describes it happening by itself. Japanese keeps these apart where English often uses one verb for both.