- 1. [v1, vi] to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse); to take cover
- 2. [v1, vi] to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away
- 3. [v1, vi] to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win)
- 4. [v1, vi] to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor)
- 5. [v1, vi] to fail to hold an ideal posture — as 腰が〜 or 体が〜
Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)
| Dictionary form | にげる | (nigeru) |
| Polite | にげます | (nigemasu) |
| Past, plain | にげた | (nigeta) |
| Past, polite | にげました | (nigemashita) |
| Negative, plain | にげない | (nigenai) |
| Negative, polite | にげません | (nigemasen) |
| Past negative, plain | にげなかった | (nigenakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | にげませんでした | (nigemasendeshita) |
| Te-form | にげて | (nigete) |
| Potential | にげられる | (nigerareru) |
| Volitional | にげよう | (nigeyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | にげれば | (nigereba) |
| Passive | にげられる | (nigerareru) |
| Causative | にげさせる | (nigesaseru) |
| Imperative | にげろ | (nigero) |
Kanji in this word
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escape, flee, shirk, evade, set freeOn: トウ (tou)Kun: に.げる (ni.geru)、 に.がす (ni.gasu)、 のが.す (noga.su)、 のが.れる (noga.reru)
Example Sentences
囚人が牢獄から逃げた。
A convict has escaped from prison.
警官を見て泥棒たちは逃げた。
At the sight of the policemen the thieves ran away.
現実から逃げることはできない。
You can't escape from reality.