借りる

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「借りる
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
借りる りる
Imperative (命令形) 借りろ りろ
Key constructions
Passive 借りられる りられる
Causative 借りさせる りさせる
Potential 借りられる りられる
Volitional 借りよう りよ
Negative 借りない りない
Negative perfective 借りなかった りなかった
Formal 借ります りま
Perfective 借りた りた
Conjunctive 借りて りて
Hypothetical conditional 借りれば りれ

Verb

()りる (karirutransitive ichidan (stem () (kari), past ()りた (karita))

  1. to borrow
    ()りる(とき)地蔵(じぞう)(がお)(かえ)(とき)閻魔(えんま)(がお)
    kariru toki no jizō gao, kaesu toki no enma gao
    "An angel face when borrowing; a devil face when repaying" - a proverb to mock someone's extreme attitude when borrowing and repaying money.
  2. to rent
    彼女(かのじょ)、お()します
    kanojo, o kari shimasu
    Rent-A-Girlfriend
  3. to owe

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