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脱げる (ぬげる, nugeru) Japanese meaning: come off | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 脱げる · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 脱ぬ げる 脱ぬ げない Polite 脱ぬ げます 脱ぬ げません Past polite 脱ぬ げました 脱ぬ げませんでした Past 脱ぬ げた 脱ぬ げなかった Te-form 脱ぬ げて 脱ぬ げないで Desire 脱ぬ げたい 脱ぬ げたくない Potential 脱ぬ げられる also 脱ぬ げれる 脱ぬ げられない also 脱ぬ げれない Passive 脱ぬ げられる 脱ぬ げられない Causative 脱ぬ げさせる 脱ぬ げさせない Causative passive 脱ぬ げさせられる 脱ぬ げさせられない Volitional 脱ぬ げよう Polite volitional 脱ぬ げましょう Imperative 脱ぬ げろ 脱ぬ げるな Conditional 脱ぬ げれば 脱ぬ げなければ Tara conditional 脱ぬ げたら 脱ぬ げなかったら
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My sock slipped off while I was walking.
Kanji 脱 undress, removing, escape from Transitive / intransitive 脱ぐ is the transitive verb for deliberately taking off clothes or shoes, while 脱げる is intransitive and describes them coming off by themselves.
脱がす is the transitive verb for taking off someone else's clothes or shoes, while 脱げる describes those items slipping off on their own.
Related words 外れる is a broader word for anything coming loose or detaching (buttons, parts, lids), while 脱げる is used specifically for clothing, shoes, or accessories slipping off the body.
Don't confuse with 抜ける describes something slipping out of a fitted position (a nail, a cork, hair), whereas 脱げる is limited to clothing, shoes, or accessories coming off the body.
Written forms 脱ぬ げる Usage 94%
Standard kanji spelling for the intransitive verb meaning 'to come off (clothing, shoes, etc.)'.
ぬげる Usage 6%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
Etymology Intransitive form of 脱ぐ (ぬぐ, 'to take off'), formed with the intransitive helper verb ～げる.
