馬ば鹿かげる

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馬鹿げる · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

Describes a situation, idea, or action as absurd or laughably unreasonable. Often used in the past tense 馬鹿げた or te-form 馬鹿げて.

〈事こと〉が馬ば鹿かげているfor something (an idea, plan, situation) to be ridiculous
そんな計けい画かくは馬ば鹿かげている。
Such a plan is ridiculous.
馬ば鹿かげた〈事こと〉a ridiculous (idea/story/etc.)
それは馬ば鹿かげた話はなしだと思おもう。
I think that's a ridiculous story.

馬ば鹿からしいN2
馬鹿らしい is an i-adjective expressing personal frustration that something is absurd or not worth the effort, while 馬鹿げる is a verb describing something as objectively ridiculous.
愚おろかN1
愚か is a more formal na-adjective focusing on a lack of intelligence or judgment, whereas 馬鹿げる emphasizes how absurd or laughable a situation or idea looks.
ばかばかしいN2
馬鹿げる is the verb form meaning 'to be absurd' (as in 馬鹿げた話), while 馬鹿馬鹿しい is the adjective directly describing something as absurd.

賢かしこいN3
賢い describes something as smart or sensible, the direct opposite of 馬鹿げる, which describes something as foolish or absurd.

ばかN3
馬鹿 is the noun/adjective meaning 'fool' or 'stupid' used to describe a person, while 馬鹿げる is a verb used to describe an idea, situation, or action as ridiculous.
馬ば鹿かにするN2
馬鹿げる is an intransitive verb describing something as being silly or absurd in itself, while 馬鹿にする is a transitive expression meaning to mock or belittle someone.

馬ば鹿かげるUsage41%
Standard kanji spelling.
ばかげるUsage47%
バカげるUsage13%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling used for emphasis or casual writing.

Derived from 馬鹿 (fool) + 〜げる (verbalizing suffix expressing 'seeming like').