外れる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 外れる | 外れない |
| Polite | 外れます | 外れません |
| Past polite | 外れました | 外れませんでした |
| Past | 外れた | 外れなかった |
| Te-form | 外れて | 外れないで |
| Desire | 外れたい | 外れたくない |
| Potential | 外れられるalso 外れれる | 外れられないalso 外れれない |
| Passive | 外れられる | 外れられない |
| Causative | 外れさせる | 外れさせない |
| Causative passive | 外れさせられる | 外れさせられない |
| Volitional | 外れよう | |
| Polite volitional | 外れましょう | |
| Imperative | 外れろ | 外れるな |
| Conditional | 外れれば | 外れなければ |
| Tara conditional | 外れたら | 外れなかったら |
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
come off; be disconnected; be out of place
Physical detachment or misalignment: something comes off, slips out, or is not fitted correctly.
ボタンが外れそうだ。
The button looks like it's about to come off.
The door has come off its frame.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
miss the mark; be wrong; draw a blank
Used when a guess, expectation, prediction, or lottery result is off or incorrect.
天気予報が外れて雨になった。
The weather forecast was wrong and it rained.
宝くじは全部外れた。
I didn't win anything in the lottery.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be removed; be excluded
Something is taken out of a group, list, or category; often used in passive-like intransitive expressions.
彼はメンバーから外れた。
He was removed from the members.
その案は検討対象から外れた。
That proposal was excluded from consideration.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
go against; be contrary to
Describes behavior or a situation that deviates from rules, expectations, or norms.
彼の行動は規則に外れている。
His actions go against the rules.
常識から外れた考え方。
A way of thinking that is contrary to common sense.
The bicycle chain came off.
Today's weather forecast was wrong, and it didn't rain after all.
He ended up being dropped from the members list.
I think that remark goes against common sense.
All the lottery tickets I bought were losers.
外れる describes gears or parts coming loose or disengaging, the opposite of 噛み合う where parts interlock and engage.
外れる means to miss the target, the opposite of 命中 which means to hit it.
外れる is intransitive and describes something coming off by itself, while 取り外す is transitive and describes a person deliberately removing it.
unseasonable; out-of-season
incredible; extraordinary; phenomenal; off the charts
outskirts of a town; edge of town; just outside the city limits
outskirts; edge of a village; end of a settlement
outlier
extraordinary; excessive; out of the ordinary
off-season; out of season
very edge; far border
extraordinary; exceptional; far above average
be just outside; lie just outside
loss of synchronization; sync loss
disappointment; letdown
unseasonable; out of season