Ichidan verb

挙げるあげる

ageru

to give (an example) · N2

Also read あげる: 上げる (raise), 揚げる (deep fry). All 3 words

挙げる (あげる, ageru) — to give — is an ichidan verb: 挙げて (te-form), 挙げた (past), 挙げない (negative), 挙げます (polite).

It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to list; to enumerate.

How 挙げる conjugates · ichidan verb

Drop the る, then add the ending.

Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 挙げ. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.

挙げる dropsstem + ending

挙げない挙げないnegative · I don't give an example. 挙げます挙げますpolite present 挙げて挙げてte-form · I give an example and … 挙げた挙げたpast · I gave an example. 挙げられる挙げられるpotential · I can give an example. 挙げれば挙げればif · If I give an example, ... 挙げよう挙げようvolitional · Let's give an example.

No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in る too.

N1 N tags give the JLPT level at which the game starts quizzing a form.

Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.

PLAIN

Form	Conjugation	Audio
present	挙げるあげる ageru
past I gave an example.	挙げたあげた ageta
negative I don't give an example.	挙げないあげない agenai
te-form I give an example and …	挙げてあげて agete
past negative I didn't give an example.	挙げなかったあげなかった agenakatta
volitional Let's give an example.	挙げようあげよう ageyou
potential I can give an example.	挙げられるあげられる agerareru
cond. ば If I give an example, ...	挙げればあげれば agereba
cond. たら When I give an example, ...	挙げたらあげたら agetara
passive It gets given as an example.	挙げられるあげられる agerareru
causative	挙げさせるあげさせる agesaseru
imperative N1 Give an example!	挙げろあげろ agero

POLITE

Form	Conjugation	Audio
present	挙げますあげます agemasu
past I gave an example.	挙げましたあげました agemashita
negative I don't give an example.	挙げませんあげません agemasen
past negative I didn't give an example.	挙げませんでしたあげませんでした agemasendeshita
volitional Let's give an example.	挙げましょうあげましょう agemashou

ASPECT

Form	Conjugation	Audio
ている I'm giving an example.	挙げているあげている ageteiru
ていた I was giving an example.	挙げていたあげていた ageteita
ています I'm giving an example.	挙げていますあげています ageteimasu
ていました I was giving an example.	挙げていましたあげていました ageteimashita