- 1. [v1, vi] to put on a moderate amount of lean or firm weight; to gain healthy weight (e.g. from muscle); to become overweight as opposed to obese
Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)
| Dictionary form | かたごえる | (katagoeru) |
| Polite | かたごえます | (katagoemasu) |
| Past, plain | かたごえた | (katagoeta) |
| Past, polite | かたごえました | (katagoemashita) |
| Negative, plain | かたごえない | (katagoenai) |
| Negative, polite | かたごえません | (katagoemasen) |
| Past negative, plain | かたごえなかった | (katagoenakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | かたごえませんでした | (katagoemasendeshita) |
| Te-form | かたごえて | (katagoete) |
| Potential | かたごえられる | (katagoerareru) |
| Volitional | かたごえよう | (katagoeyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | かたごえれば | (katagoereba) |
| Passive | かたごえられる | (katagoerareru) |
| Causative | かたごえさせる | (katagoesaseru) |
| Imperative | かたごえろ | (katagoero) |