JLPT N3 Intermediate
去る
To leave or depart, for time to pass, or indicating a past date.
Readings
Other forms
去ります polite form
去った plain past
去って te-form
去らない plain negative
1 Verb (Intransitive, Transitive)
To Leave / Go Away
Describes the act of withdrawing from a place, separating from a group, or resigning from a position.
Example
彼 は 何も 言わずに 故郷 を 去った 。
He left his hometown without saying anything.
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2 Verb (Intransitive)
For Time to Pass
Refers to the passage or elapsing of time, seasons, or specific trends.
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3 Pre-noun Adjective (Rentaishi)
Last / Previous
Modifies a temporal noun to indicate the most recent occurrence of that specific date or time.
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