負ける
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to lose; to be defeated; to be beaten (occ. written as 敗ける)
2. to give in (to); to yield; to succumb; to give way; to surrender; to be overcome (with)
3. to be inferior (to); to be second (to); to be outdone (by)
4. to get a rash (from); to come out in a rash
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
5. to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free
Kanji used
Pitch accent
まける
Examples121
３
He's beating me, three to zip.
これ
Is this the last price?
私
I'm afraid we'll lose the game.
この
I don't want to lose this match.
私
I didn't want to be defeated in front of my friends.
１０
Can you lower the price to ten dollars?