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Meaning of 馬鹿げる(ばかげる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

馬鹿げる
Kana Reading
ばかげる
Romaji
bakageru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to look foolish

Example Sentences

馬鹿げる, ばかげる used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
馬鹿げる
Plain Polite
馬鹿げます
Negative
馬鹿げない
Negative Polite
馬鹿げません

Past

Plain
馬鹿げた
Plain Polite
馬鹿げました
Negative
馬鹿げなかった
Negative Polite
馬鹿げませんでした

Te

Plain
馬鹿げて
Plain Polite
馬鹿げまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
馬鹿げられる
Plain Polite
馬鹿げられます
Negative
馬鹿げられない
Negative Polite
馬鹿げられません

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Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

鹿 JLPT 1

deer

On: ロク

Kun: しか, か

11 strokes

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JLPT 3

horse

On:

Kun: うま, うま-, ま

10 strokes

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