逃げる（にげる）
JLPT N3 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: to escape / run away
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 逃げます | にげます |
| te-form | 逃げて | にげて |
| ta-form (past) | 逃げた | にげた |
| nai-form (negative) | 逃げない | にげない |
| potential form | 逃げられる | にげられる |
Example sentences
- 犬が門から逃げてしまった。 — The dog ran away through the gate.
- 困難から逃げずに向き合う。 — I face difficulties instead of running away from them.
Idioms & proverbs containing “逃げる”
- 逃げるが勝ち (にげるがかち) — he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; discretion is the better part of valor; fleeing is winning
- 三十六計逃げるに如かず (さんじゅうろっけいにげるにしかず) — the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
- 裸足で逃げる (はだしでにげる) — to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); to run away barefoot
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