()げる

とげる
verb (ichidan)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out
他動詞 transitiveformalwrittenaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()げる()げない
Present polite()げます()げません
Past()げた()げなかった
Past polite()げました()げませんでした
て form()げて()げなくて
ている present()げている()げていない
ている polite()げています()げていません
ている past()げていた()げていなかった
ている past polite()げていました()げていませんでした
Conditional ば()げれば()げなければ
Conditional たら()げたら()げなかったら
Volitional()げよう
Volitional polite()げましょう
Potential()げられる()げられない
Passive()げられる()げられない
Causative()げさせる()げさせない
Imperative()げろ()げるな
1. to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out to completion
To see something through to the end, to bring an endeavor or process to completion. Often used for significant achievements or transformations.
目的(もくてき)()げる。
To accomplish one's objective.
This city achieved great development.
After years of effort, I was finally able to fulfill my dream.

()げる is a transitive ichidan verb with a literary, formal tone. It emphasizes completion and finality.

ASPECT (ている):
Rarely used in the ている form. The focus is on the completed result rather than an ongoing state.

Common patterns

  • A()げる (accomplish A)

Common collocations

Also appears in the compound verb ()()げる (to accomplish, to achieve), which is even more emphatic. The expression ()()げる means "to meet one's death" (literary).