Japanese

あたる
Meaning: to hit; to strike; to touch; to be equivalent to; to succeed; to win
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 当る 当らない
Polite 当ります 当りません
Past 当った 当らなかった
Polite + Past 当りました 当りませんでした
Te-form 当って 当らなくて
Potential 当れる 当れない
Passive 当られる 当られない
Causative 当らせる 当らせない
Causative + Passive 当らされる 当らされない
Imperative 当れ 当るな

Handwriting

当
る

Example

The ball hit the window.

Usage Notes

A very versatile verb covering physical contact, correspondence, success, and consequences.

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