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馬鹿げる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
馬鹿げる
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Reading : ばかげる   
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to look foolish
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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馬鹿げる is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 149,000 (about 557,000 results)
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Example sentences:
かれ
はなし
あまりに
ばか
馬鹿
げていた
ので
だれ
しん
じなかった

His story was too ridiculous for anyone to believe.
かれ
いけん
意見
ばか
馬鹿
げて
こえます

His ideas sound crazy.
ばか
馬鹿
げている

Nonsense!
バカげる
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• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 185,000 (about 369,000 results)
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ばかげる
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 192,000 (about 296,000 results)
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バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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little bird
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fire
鹿
しか deer   か    
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ヒ   くらべる to compare   
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さじ spoon   
west
广
stony cliff
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