Japanese

れる

かくれる
Meaning: to hide; to be hidden
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 隠れる 隠れない
Polite 隠れます 隠れません
Past 隠れた 隠れなかった
Polite + Past 隠れました 隠れませんでした
Te-form 隠れて 隠れなくて
Potential 隠れられる 隠れられない
Passive 隠れられる 隠れられない
Causative 隠れさせる 隠れさせない
Imperative 隠れろ 隠れるな

Handwriting

隠
れ
る

Example sentences

The moon has hidden behind the clouds.
彼はビルの陰に隠れた。
He hid in the shadow of the building.
猫が茂みの中に隠れた。
The cat hid in the thicket.
彼は隠れていた場所から無理やり引きずり出された。
He was forcibly dragged out from where he was hiding.
庭の石垣の間に、小さな蜥蜴が隠れているのを見つけた
I found a small lizard hiding between the stone walls in the garden.
隠れていた問題が顕在化した。
Hidden problems became manifest.

Usage Notes

Used when something is obscured by another object or when someone deliberately hides.

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