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()をつけてね。
Be careful not to get hurt.
(あし)をけがしてしまった。
I ended up injuring my leg.
子供(こども)(ころ)んでけがをしたので、病院(びょういん)()れて()った。
The child fell and got hurt, so I took them to the hospital.
(さいわ)い、(おお)きなけがをした(ひと)はいませんでした。
Fortunately, there was no one with serious injuries.

けが can be written as 怪我(けが) 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(なお)る: injury heals
  • (おお)けが: serious injury
  • (かる)いけが: minor injury

TRANSITIVITY: Intransitive (けがする) and transitive (けがさせる)