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〜上げる・〜上がる details

write + carry the work through until the thing is finished

kaki ageru

carry the work through until the thing is finished; be finished

徹夜てつやして、なんとか原稿げんこうげた。

tetsuya shite, nantoka genkou o kakiageta.

I pulled an all-nighter and somehow got the manuscript finished. neutral

パン、そろそろがるころかな。

pan, sorosoro yakiagaru koro kana.

The bread should be about ready to come out. casual

  • past
  • polite

Examples

〜上げる — carry it through: the agent takes the work all the way to a finished result, often with a note of pride or effort

徹夜てつやして、なんとか原稿げんこうげた。

tetsuya shite, nantoka genkou o kakiageta.

I pulled an all-nighter and somehow got the manuscript finished. neutral

三年さんねんかけて、やっと自分じぶんみせつくげたんだ。

sannen kakete, yatto jibun no mise o tsukuriageta n da.

It took three years, but I finally built a shop of my own. casual

記者きしゃ関係者かんけいしゃ経歴けいれきをすべて調しらげた。

kisha wa kankeisha no keireki o subete shirabeageta.

The reporter dug up the full background of everyone involved. neutral

職人しょくにんひとひと丁寧ていねいみがげております。

shokunin ga hitotsu hitotsu teinei ni migakiagete orimasu.

Our craftsmen finish every single one of them with care. formal

〜上がる — come out finished: the same completion reported from the thing's own side, with が rather than を

パン、そろそろがるころかな。

pan, sorosoro yakiagaru koro kana.

The bread should be about ready to come out. casual

さんげつかかったけど、マフラーやっとがったよ。

sankagetsu kakatta kedo, mafuraa yatto amiagatta yo.

It took three months, but the scarf is finally finished. casual

はんがったら、十分じゅっぷんほどらしてください。

gohan ga takiagattara, juppun hodo murashite kudasai.

Once the rice has finished cooking, let it steam for about ten minutes. neutral

Formation

Related patterns

Similar

  • わる states only that the activity stopped at its endpoint; げる claims the job was carried all the way through — a finished article exists (げる) or nothing is left to do (調しらげる) — so it refuses a verb that merely occupies time (×あそげる).

  • る measures completion against the OBJECT and claims nothing was left over (る — every page); げる measures it against the PRODUCT and claims it is now in finished condition, so みがげる praises the polish rather than counting what got polished.

Lookalikes

  • The same verb in two frames — いてあげる puts the writing at someone else's service, げる finishes it; the て-form marks the favor and the ます-stem the completion, and nothing else tells them apart.