JLPT N3 Intermediate
譲る
To hand over, yield, or give up a seat, item, or position to another.
Readings
Other forms
譲ります polite form
譲らない plain negative
譲った plain past
譲って te-form
譲れる potential form
1 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To give up your seat / belongings
Describes the act of voluntarily transferring a right, privilege, or possession to another person, often as a courtesy.
Example
電車 で お年寄り に 席 を 譲り ました 。
I gave my seat to an elderly person on the train.
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2 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To yield / concede
Refers to conceding a point, stepping back in a hierarchy, or allowing someone else to take precedence in a dispute.
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3 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To postpone / defer
Indicates deferring a discussion or decision to a later date due to time constraints or context.
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