肥える

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
肥
こ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Etymology

From the classical lower bigrade verb(ヤ行下二段活用) 肥ゆ.

Pronunciation

Verb

肥(こ)える • (koeru) intransitive ichidan (stem 肥(こ)え (koe), past 肥(こ)えた (koeta))

Japanese verb pair
active 肥やす
mediopassive 肥える
  1. to become fat; to become plump
    丸々(まるまる)と肥(こ)えた子(こ)犬(いぬ)
    marumaru to koeta koinu
    a plump puppy
    肥(こ)えて脂(あぶら)ののった秋鯖(あきさば)
    koete abura no notta akisaba
    fat and greasy autumn mackerel
  2. to become fertile
    肥(こ)えた土地(とち)
    koeta tochi
    fertile land
  3. to be perceptive; to be sensible
    口(くち)が肥(こ)えている
    kuchi ga koete iru
    to be picky about food
    目(め)が肥(こ)える
    me ga koeru
    to be a connoisseur
  4. to make a fortune; to prosper
    特(とく)需(じゅ)景(けい)気(き)で肥(こ)えた企業(きぎょう)
    tokujukeiki de koeta kigyō
    an enterprise that prospered with a special procurement boom

Conjugation

Conjugation of "肥える" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 肥え こえ koe
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 肥え こえ koe
Shūshikei ("terminal") 肥える こえる koeru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 肥える こえる koeru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 肥えれ こえれ koere
Meireikei ("imperative") 肥えよ¹
肥えろ² 		こえよ¹
こえろ² 		koeyo¹
koero²
Key constructions
Passive 肥えられる こえられる koerareru
Causative 肥えさせる
肥えさす 		こえさせる
こえさす 		koesaseru
koesasu
Potential 肥えられる
肥えれる³ 		こえられる
こえれる³ 		koerareru
koereru³
Volitional 肥えよう こえよう koeyō
Negative 肥えない
肥えぬ
肥えん 		こえない
こえぬ
こえん 		koenai
koenu
koen
Negative continuative 肥えず こえず koezu
Formal 肥えます こえます koemasu
Perfective 肥えた こえた koeta
Conjunctive 肥えて こえて koete
Hypothetical conditional 肥えれば こえれば koereba
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential
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