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JLPT N4verbLevel estimated by Bebop

負まける

makeru

to lose, to be defeated

Example sentences

３対たい０で彼かれには負まけています。
He’s beating me, three to zip.
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３対たい１で負まけた。
We lost by a score of three to one.
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わがチームが負まけた。
Our team lost.
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Kanji in 負

負defeat; negativeOnフKunまける・まかす・おう

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