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JAPANESE VERB

さげる

下げる

to lower

  • Ichidan verb (ru-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI lower
NegativeI don’t lower

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI lowered
NegativeI didn’t lower

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formlowering, and…
Doing now (て います)I am lowering
Please (て ください)please lower

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can lower
NegativeI can’t lower

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to lower
NegativeI don’t want to lower

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s lower

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

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

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

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

Passive and causative

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

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am lowered
CausativeI make someone lower

How to use さげる

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

  1. Present and future

    にほん で は、 あいさつ の とき あたま を さげます。

    In Japan, you bow your head when you greet someone.

  2. Past

    あつかった ので、 エアコン の おんど を さげた。

    It was hot, so I turned the air conditioning down.

  3. Te-form

    すこし こえ を さげて はなして ください。

    Please lower your voice a little.

  4. Potential

    この ねだん は、 これ いじょう さげられません。

    I can't bring this price down any further.

  5. Want to

    まぶしい から、 ブラインド を すこし さげたい。

    It's glaring, so I want to lower the blinds a little.

  6. Volitional

    よる は テレビ の おと を さげよう。

    Let's turn the TV down at night.

  7. Conditional

    ねだん を さげれば、 もっと うれます よ。

    If you lower the price, it'll sell better.

  8. Commands and requests

    しゃしん を とる から、 かさ を さげなさい。

    I'm taking a photo, so lower your umbrella.

  9. Passive and causative

    ことし は ボーナス が さげられた。

    This year the bonus was cut.

Good to know

  • さげる is the pair of さがる, to go down by itself: おんど を さげる, おんど が さがる.
  • あたま を さげる, to lower your head, is to bow, and also to apologise or ask a favour.

Where you hear さげる

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

Japanese · Intermediate Level 3

  • じぶん の かいしゃ の ひと も、 さげます。 You lower the people at your own company too.
  • あつかった から、 エアコン の おんど を さげた。 It was hot, so I turned the air conditioning down.
  • らいげつ から、 ランチ の ねだん を すこし さげます。 From next month, I'm lowering the lunch price a little.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).