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腐る, くさる
- kusaru
JLPT LEVEL 3
Definition
Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb
- to rot
- to go bad
- to decay
- to spoil
- to fester
- to decompose
- to turn sour (e.g. milk)
Definition
- to corrode
- to weather
- to crumble
Definition
- to become useless
- to blunt
- to weaken (from lack of practice)
Definition
- to become depraved
- to be degenerate
- to be morally bankrupt
- to be corrupt
Definition
- to be depressed
- to be dispirited
- to feel discouraged
- to feel down
Definition
suffix, Godan verb with `ru' ending
- indicates scorn or disdain for another's action
Definition
Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb
- to lose a bet
Definition
- to be drenched
- to become sopping wet
Examples of 腐る,くさる in a Sentence
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腐る,くさる Conjugations
| Plain Polite | 腐ります |
|---|---|
| Negative | 腐らない |
| Negative Polite | 腐りません |
| Past | 腐った |
| Past Polite | 腐りました |
| Past Negative | 腐らなかった |
| Past Negative Polite | 腐りませんでした |
| Te Form | 腐って |
| Progressive | 腐っている |
| Progressive Polite | 腐っています |
| Progressive Negative | 腐ってない |
| Progressive Negative Polite | 腐っていません |
| Passive | 腐られる |
| Passive Te Form | 腐られて |
| Imperative | 腐りなさい |
| Imperative Polite | 腐ってください |
| Imperative Polite Negative | 腐らないでください |
| Optative | 腐りたい |
| Optative Negative | 腐りたくなかった |
| Optative Negative Polite (1st Form) | 腐りたくないです |
| Optative Negative Polite (2nd Form) | 腐りたくありません |
| Optative Past | 腐りたかった |
| Optative Past Negative Polite (1st Form) | 腐りたくなかったです |
| Optative Past Negative Polite (2nd Form) | 腐りたくありませんでした |
| Optative Te Form | 腐りたくて |
| Optative Conditional | 腐りたければ |
| Gerund | 腐りながら |
| Factitive | 腐らせる |
| Factitive Shortened | 腐らす |
| Potential | 腐れる |
| Potential Polite | 腐れます |
| Conditional (Ba Form) | 腐れば |
| Conditional (Tara Form) | 腐ったら |
| Volitional | 腐ろう |
| Volitional Polite | 腐りましょう |
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