to become responsible for; to take (responsibility); to assume; to accept; to bear (the blame, costs, etc.); to have (a duty, obligation, etc.); to be burdened with (work, debt, etc.)
これでこれ以上の義務を負わなくて済む。
That absolves me from further responsibility.
それでこれ以上の義務を負わなくてよくなる。
That absolves me from further responsibility.
失敗の責任を他人でなく自分に負わせるべきだ。
You ought to blame yourself, not the others, for the failure.
父は私に妹の世話をする義務を負わせた。
My father charged me with the duty of taking care of my sister.
Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb
3.
to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound); to receive; to incur (a loss, damage, etc.)
彼は重傷を負った。
He was badly wounded.
重傷を負っていたのに、彼らは皆元気であった。
For all their serious wounds, all of them were in good spirits.