Japanese Meaning of 負ける (makeru) | JLPT N4

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Japanese Vocabulary: 負ける

Meaning:  

Examples

  1. 試合に負ける lose a game  
  2. 己に負けるな。 Don’t give in to your weakness.  
  3. 負けるな、頑張れ! Don’t give up. Hang in there!  
  4. カードゲームで負ける lose a card game  
  5. 試合にころころ負ける。  
  6. 僕たちは、負けるに決まっているよ。 It goes without saying that we are going to lose a game.  
  7. そのプレイヤーはカードゲームで負ける。 The player loses the card game.  
  8. 1秒の違いで負けるなんて、本当に惜しい。 It’s really disappointing to lose by just one second.  
  9. そのプレイヤーは、カードゲームで負ける。 The player loses the card game.

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