Japanese

れる

かすれる
Meaning: to get hoarse; to be blurred; to be scratchy
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

掠
れ
る

Example

His voice became hoarse after he kept shouting at the top of his lungs.

Usage Notes

Used when a voice, sound, or writing becomes faint, broken, or unclear due to lack of ink, pressure, or strain.

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