逃げる
にげる
to escape, to run away
Nigeru (逃げる) is an ichidan verb meaning "to escape, to run away". Its polite form is 逃げます (nigemasu), its te form is 逃げて (nigete), its past form is 逃げた (nigeta), and its negative form is 逃げない (nigenai).
Ichidan verbJLPT N4
Nigeru (逃げる) conjugation quick reference
逃げる means "to escape, to run away". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Nigeru example sentences
ねこがにげました。
The cat ran away.
こどもはにげません。
The child doesn’t run away.
ぼくはすぐににげる。
I’ll run away quickly.
How to use Nigeru: grammar notes
•逃げる often uses the particle から to show where someone is escaping from — for example, 学校から逃げる (to run away from school).
•When saying who or what is running away, use the subject marker が — like 泥棒が逃げた (The thief ran away).
•Don’t confuse 逃げる (to run away) with にげさせる (to let/make someone run away) — beginners sometimes mix these up, so stick with 逃げる for simple "run away" sentences.
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Nigeru
責任から逃げる（せきにんから にげる）
to run away from responsibility
現実から逃げる（げんじつから にげる）
to escape from reality
逃げても無駄（にげても むだ）
it's useless to run away
Nigeru (逃げる) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 逃げる | nigeru |
| Masu Form | 逃げます | nigemasu |
| Te Form | 逃げて | nigete |
| Past Form | 逃げた | nigeta |
| Negative Form | 逃げない | nigenai |
| Past Negative | 逃げなかった | nigenakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 逃げます | nigemasu |
| Polite Past | 逃げました | nigemashita |
| Polite Negative | 逃げません | nigemasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 逃げませんでした | nigemasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 逃げられる | nigerareru |
| Passive Form | 逃げられる | nigerareru |
| Causative Form | 逃げさせる | nigesaseru |
| Causative Passive | 逃げさせられる | nigesaserareru |
| Volitional Form | 逃げよう | nigeyou |
| Imperative Form | 逃げろ | nigero |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 逃げれば | nigereba |
| Conditional (たら) | 逃げたら | nigetara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 逃げている | nigeteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 逃げたい | nigetai |
| Prohibition | 逃げるな | nigeruna |