めげる

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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めげる (megeruichidan (stem めげ (mege), past めげた (megeta))

  1. to give in; to give up; to lose heart
    めげずに(がん)()
    megezu ni ganbaru
    to doggedly persevere

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 め・げるPaid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN