叩き上げる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 叩き上げる | 叩き上げない |
| Polite | 叩き上げます | 叩き上げません |
| Past polite | 叩き上げました | 叩き上げませんでした |
| Past | 叩き上げた | 叩き上げなかった |
| Te-form | 叩き上げて | 叩き上げないで |
| Desire | 叩き上げたい | 叩き上げたくない |
| Potential | 叩き上げられるalso 叩き上げれる | 叩き上げられないalso 叩き上げれない |
| Passive | 叩き上げられる | 叩き上げられない |
| Causative | 叩き上げさせる | 叩き上げさせない |
| Causative passive | 叩き上げさせられる | 叩き上げさせられない |
| Volitional | 叩き上げよう | |
| Polite volitional | 叩き上げましょう | |
| Imperative | 叩き上げろ | 叩き上げるな |
| Conditional | 叩き上げれば | 叩き上げなければ |
| Tara conditional | 叩き上げたら | 叩き上げなかったら |
ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
work one's way up; rise through the ranks
Describes advancing in a career or skill through practical experience and effort, often from a low starting point. Can be used both intransitively (to rise) and transitively (to train someone up from the bottom).
He worked his way up from the field to become company president.
The craftsman trains his apprentice from the ground up until they become fully-fledged.