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告げる (つげる, tsugeru) Japanese meaning: tell | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 告げる · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 告つ げる 告つ げない Polite 告つ げます 告つ げません Past polite 告つ げました 告つ げませんでした Past 告つ げた 告つ げなかった Te-form 告つ げて 告つ げないで Desire 告つ げたい 告つ げたくない Potential 告つ げられる also 告つ げれる 告つ げられない also 告つ げれない Passive 告つ げられる 告つ げられない Causative 告つ げさせる 告つ げさせない Causative passive 告つ げさせられる 告つ げさせられない Volitional 告つ げよう Polite volitional 告つ げましょう Imperative 告つ げろ 告つ げるな Conditional 告つ げれば 告つ げなければ Tara conditional 告つ げたら 告つ げなかったら
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しん
実じつ
を
告つ
げ
た
。
I finally said goodbye to her.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 〈 事こと 〉 を 告つ げる to tell someone something
名な 前まえ を 告つ げる to give one's name
Please give your name at the reception desk.
死し を 告つ げる to announce someone's death
The doctor informed the family of his death.
到とう 来らい を 告つ げる to herald the arrival (of something)
The arrival of swallows heralds the coming of spring.
Expressions 時とき を 告つ げる announce the time; tell the time 終お わりを 告つ げる mark the end; spell the end; signal the end Kanji 告 revelation, tell, inform Related words 知らせる is a general, casual verb for letting someone know something, while 告げる carries a more formal or serious tone, often used in set phrases like 別れを告げる.
伝える focuses on conveying information, feelings, or traditions and is broader in use, while 告げる emphasizes formally announcing or declaring something.
報告する means to report information, especially in official or business contexts, while 告げる is used more broadly for announcing news or decisions with a serious tone.
宣告する is a formal verb for pronouncing a verdict or declaration, such as a court sentence, while 告げる is a more general verb for announcing or informing someone of something serious.
Don't confuse with 告白する means to confess one's feelings or a secret, whereas 告げる is a neutral verb for informing or announcing something to someone.
告げる (つげる) means to tell or announce, and its similar -げる ending and shape can be confused with 遂げる (とげる), though the meanings are unrelated.
Written forms 告つ げる Usage 98%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word in news and literature.
つげる Usage 2%
Etymology Derived from classical Japanese 告ぐ (tsugu), a verb meaning 'to announce' or 'to tell'. The modern ichidan form 告げる developed through regular sound changes.
