遅れる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 遅れる | 遅れない |
| Polite | 遅れます | 遅れません |
| Past polite | 遅れました | 遅れませんでした |
| Past | 遅れた | 遅れなかった |
| Te-form | 遅れて | 遅れないで |
| Desire | 遅れたい | 遅れたくない |
| Potential | 遅れられるalso 遅れれる | 遅れられないalso 遅れれない |
| Passive | 遅れられる | 遅れられない |
| Causative | 遅れさせる | 遅れさせない |
| Causative passive | 遅れさせられる | 遅れさせられない |
| Volitional | 遅れよう | |
| Polite volitional | 遅れましょう | |
| Imperative | 遅れろ | 遅れるな |
| Conditional | 遅れれば | 遅れなければ |
| Tara conditional | 遅れたら | 遅れなかったら |
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be late; be delayed; fall behind schedule
General intransitive verb for not being on time, missing a deadline, or running behind schedule. Usually written 遅れる.
The train was delayed due to an accident.
会議に遅れてすみません。
Sorry for being late to the meeting.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
fall behind; lag behind; be behind the times
Used for falling behind in a race, studies, trends, or progress. Often written 後れる in this sense.
彼はクラスメートに勉強で後れている。
He is falling behind his classmates in studies.
その会社は時代に遅れている。
That company is behind the times.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be preceded in death; be bereaved of
Euphemistic expression for someone dying before another person. Often used in the passive or past tense. Often written 後れる.
彼は妻に後れられた。
He was preceded in death by his wife.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Specifically for timepieces that are running behind the correct time.
この時計は5分遅れている。
This clock is five minutes slow.
The train stopped and I ended up being late for school.
The bus arrived ten minutes late.
I was hospitalized, so I fell behind in my studies.
His way of thinking is behind the times.
This watch seems to be running a bit slow.
後れる means to fall behind or lag in time or order, the opposite of 先立つ's sense of going before or taking precedence.
早まる describes a schedule being moved earlier, while 遅れる describes it being delayed or pushed back.
遅れる means to fall behind, the opposite of 抜け出す's sense of pulling ahead in a race or competition.
追いつく means to catch up to someone or something, while 遅れる means to fall behind or be late.
遅れる means to fall behind or be late, the opposite of 先駆ける's sense of being ahead of others.
遅れる means to fall behind or lag, the opposite of the 'keep up with' sense of ついて行く.
追い越す means to move ahead of someone, while 遅れる means to fall behind them.
miss (a train, bus, etc.) · fail to keep up with; be left behind by
get a late start; start behind others
a month or older; one month behind · back number of a monthly magazine
belated; late; delayed
lapped; one or more laps behind · behind the times; outdated
out of fashion; outdated; behind the times
intellectual disability; mental retardation
woman who missed the chance to marry (due to age)
belated; late; eleventh-hour
lagging power factor
swing late (at a ball)
to be late in introducing oneself; to apologize for a delayed introduction
be late getting married; miss the marriageable age · be late going somewhere; be delayed in departing