Japanese

れる

うなだれる
Meaning: to hang one's head; to cast down one's eyes
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

項
垂
れ
る

Example

The players who lost the match were hanging their heads in disappointment.

Usage Notes

Specifically refers to lowering one's head due to shame, disappointment, sadness, or reflection. Derived from 'unaji' (nape) and 'tareru' (hang).

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