Japanese

まる

あたたまる
Meaning: to get warm; to warm up
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 温まる 温まらない
Polite 温まります 温まりません
Past 温まった 温まらなかった
Polite + Past 温まりました 温まりませんでした
Te-form 温まって 温まらなくて
Potential 温まれる 温まれない
Passive 温まられる 温まられない
Causative 温まらせる 温まらせない
Causative + Passive 温まらされる 温まらされない
Imperative 温まれ 温まるな

Handwriting

温
ま
る

Example sentences

After drinking the warm soup, my body felt warm.
寒い日は、ゆっくりお風呂に入って温まりたい。
On cold days, I want to take a long bath and warm up.
温かいスープを飲んで、体がじんわりと温まった。
Drinking the warm soup, my body warmed up gradually.
風邪を引いたときは、生姜たっぷりのスープを飲むと体が温まります。
When you have a cold, drinking soup with plenty of ginger will warm up your body.
朝起きて、まず白湯を飲むと体が温まる。
When you wake up in the morning, drinking plain hot water first warms your body.
今日は寒いので、ホットココアを飲んで温まりましょう。
It's cold today, so let's drink hot cocoa and warm up.
彼の優しさに心が温まった。
His kindness warmed my heart.

Usage Notes

Used for something becoming warm. '温まる' (this form) is used for objects, liquids, or feelings. '暖まる' is often used for air temperature or the whole body/room.

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