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JAPANESE VERB

あがる

上がる

to come in, to go up

  • #310 most used
  • Godan verb (u-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI come in
NegativeI don’t come in

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI came in
NegativeI didn’t come in

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formcoming in, and…
Doing now (て います)I am coming in
Please (て ください)please come in

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can come in
NegativeI can’t come in

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to come in
NegativeI don’t want to come in

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s come in

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I come in
  2. If, when (たら) if I come in

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) come in (do it)
  2. Plain command come in!
  3. Please don’t please don’t come in

Passive and causative

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am come in
CausativeI make someone come in

How to use あがる

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present and future

    エレベーター で さんがい に あがります。

    I'll go up to the third floor by elevator.

  2. Past

    くつ を ぬいで、 いえ に あがりました。

    I took off my shoes and went in.

  3. Te-form

    さむい でしょう。 どうぞ あがって ください。

    You must be cold. Please come in.

  4. Potential

    この かいだん から やね に あがれます。

    You can get up on the roof from these stairs.

  5. Want to

    とうきょう タワー の うえ に あがりたい です。

    I want to go up Tokyo Tower.

  6. Volitional

    やま の うえ まで あがろう。

    Let's go up to the top of the mountain.

  7. Conditional

    ねつ が あがったら、 びょういん に いきなさい。

    If your fever goes up, go to the hospital.

  8. Commands and requests

    ぬれた まま あがらないで ください。

    Please don't come in while you're wet.

  9. Passive and causative

    こども を はじめて ぶたい に あがらせました。

    I had my child go up on stage for the first time.

Good to know

  • どうぞ あがって ください, "please come in", is said at the door of a Japanese home, where you step up from the entrance.
  • あがる is also for prices and temperatures going up: ねだん が あがりました.

Where you hear あがる

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Japanese · Beginner Level 1

  • にほん の いえ に は、 くつ を ぬいで あがります。 In Japanese homes, you take off your shoes and step up.
  • きのう、 ともだち の いえ に あがりました。 Yesterday I went into a friend's home.
  • あとで、 にかい の へや に あがります。 Later I'll go up to the room upstairs.

Japanese · Intermediate Level 1

  • くつ を ぬいで から あがる。 I come in after taking my shoes off.
  • おきゃくさん が くつ の まま あがった。 A guest came in with their shoes on.
  • あした、 にかい に あがる。 Tomorrow I'll go upstairs.
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Lunch with the Family

Beginner Level 1 · どうぞ、 あがって ください。

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A Sign in English

Intermediate Level 1 · あがった · あがる · あがらなかった

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Head Teacher

Intermediate Level 2 · あがります · あがる

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Fireworks on the River

Intermediate Level 2 · あがった · あ、 あがった！

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).