けがする
けがする
verb (suru)
to get injured
1.
to get injured, to get hurt
To sustain a physical injury. Can refer to minor cuts and bruises or more serious injuries.
サッカーでけがしました。
I got injured playing soccer.
けがしないように気をつけてね。
Be careful not to get hurt.
足をけがしてしまった。
I ended up injuring my leg.
子供が転んでけがをしたので、病院に連れて行った。
The child fell and got hurt, so I took them to the hospital.
幸い、大きなけがをした人はいませんでした。
Fortunately, there was no one with serious injuries.
けが can be written as 怪我 in kanji but is often written in hiragana.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- けがをする: to get injured (with を)
- けがする: to get injured (without を, casual)
- 〜をけがする: to injure (body part)
RELATED EXPRESSIONS:
- けがをさせる: to injure someone
- けがが治る: injury heals
- 大けが: serious injury
- 軽いけが: minor injury
TRANSITIVITY: Intransitive (けがする) and transitive (けがさせる)