剥げる
はげる
verb (ichidan)
to peel off; to come off; to fade
自動詞 intransitivechange
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 剥げる | 剥げない |
| Present polite | 剥げます | 剥げません |
| Past | 剥げた | 剥げなかった |
| Past polite | 剥げました | 剥げませんでした |
| て form | 剥げて | 剥げなくて |
| ている present | 剥げている | 剥げていない |
| ている polite | 剥げています | 剥げていません |
| ている past | 剥げていた | 剥げていなかった |
| ている past polite | 剥げていました | 剥げていませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 剥げれば | 剥げなければ |
| Conditional たら | 剥げたら | 剥げなかったら |
| Volitional | 剥げよう | — |
| Volitional polite | 剥げましょう | — |
| Potential | 剥げられる | 剥げられない |
| Passive | 剥げられる | 剥げられない |
| Causative | 剥げさせる | 剥げさせない |
| Imperative | 剥げろ | 剥げるな |
1.
to peel off; to come off; to fade (of paint, coating, color)
For a surface layer such as paint, coating, plating, or color to come away or wear off, leaving the base exposed. Intransitive: the layer comes off by itself rather than being removed by someone.
Transitivity
剥げる is intransitive—a coating or color comes off on its own. The transitive pair is 剥がす (to peel/strip something off). The near-synonym 剥がれる also intransitive, but tends to describe a sheet-like layer lifting away, while 剥げる stresses coating, plating, or color wearing off and fading.
ASPECT (ている):
剥げている describes the resultant state—the surface is now bare where the layer has come off.
Common collocations
- 色が剥げる: the color fades/comes off
- メッキが剥げる: the plating comes off; figuratively, someone's true nature shows through
- 日焼けが剥げる: a suntan peels
Usage
Do not confuse with the homophone 禿げる (to go bald), which is written with a different kanji.