JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
負う
To bear or carry a physical load, responsibility, injury, or debt.
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Other forms
負います polite form
負った plain past
負って te-form
負わない plain negative
1 Verb (transitive)
To bear responsibility or a burden
Refers to assuming or being saddled with abstract burdens such as duties, debts, or accountability.
Example
彼 は プロジェクト の 失敗 の 責任 を 全て 負った 。
He took all the responsibility for the project's failure.
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2 Verb (transitive)
To suffer an injury
Expresses the sustaining of physical damage, wounds, or burns to the body.
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3 Verb (transitive)
To carry on one's back
Describes the literal act of supporting a physical load or person upon the back.
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4 Verb (transitive)
To owe (a success) to...
Indicates that a specific result or achievement is derived from or dependent on an external influence.
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