Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Verb Stem + 上げる

A verb stem + 上げる will form a compound verb with varying meanings. The meaning is often something like "finish something up", "upward", or "to a great extent." It's best to learn the verbs individually, though.

今日中にこのレポート書き上げなければならない
I have to finish up writing this report by the end of the day.

この荷物誰も持ち上げることない機械なら簡単に持ち上げ
This luggage is too heavy for anyone to be able to lift up, but a machine could easily lift it.

日本語勉強している学生自分日本語ブログサイト立ち上げ
The students studying Japanese started up a Japanese blog site on their own.

泥棒コンビニ店員縛り上げレジお金盗んで
The robber tied up all the konbini's employees, stole the money from the register, and left.

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