Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI run away | ||
| NegativeI don’t run away |
JAPANESE VERB
にげる
逃げる
to run away
- #287 most used
- Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI ran away | ||
| NegativeI didn’t run away |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formrunning away, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am running away | ||
| Please (て ください)please run away |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can run away | ||
| NegativeI can’t run away |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to run away | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to run away |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s run away |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I run away
- If, when (たら) if I run away
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) run away (do it)
- Plain command run away!
- Please don’t please don’t run away
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am run away | ||
| CausativeI make someone run away |
How to use にげる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
うち の ねこ は しらない ひと を みる と にげます。
Our cat runs away when it sees a stranger.
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Past
どろぼう は うら の ドア から にげた。
The thief ran away through the back door.
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Te-form
じしん の とき は、 すぐ そと に にげて ください。
In an earthquake, please get outside straight away.
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Potential
この もんだい から は にげられません。
You can't run from this problem.
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Want to
しごと が いや で、 どこか へ にげたい。
I hate my job and want to run away somewhere.
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Volitional
あぶない。 はやく ここ から にげよう。
It's dangerous. Let's get out of here quickly.
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Conditional
いま にげれば、 まだ まにあう。
If you run now, there's still time.
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Commands and requests
にげないで、 ちゃんと はなし を しなさい。
Don't run away, talk it through properly.
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Passive and causative
かって いた とり に にげられました。
The bird I kept got away from me.
Good to know
- から にげる is to run from something: いぬ から にげる.
- にげられた, the passive, says it got away from you and you're sorry about it.
Where you hear にげる
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 2
- メープル は そうじき から にげる。 Maple runs away from the vacuum cleaner.
- ベン は なっとう から にげた。 Ben ran away from the natto.
- もう にげない よ。 I won't run away any more.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).