Japanese

まれ

うまれそだつ
Meaning: to be born and raised
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 生まれ育つ 生まれ育たない
Polite 生まれ育ちます 生まれ育ちません
Past 生まれ育った 生まれ育たなかった
Polite + Past 生まれ育ちました 生まれ育ちませんでした
Te-form 生まれ育って 生まれ育たなくて
Potential 生まれ育てる 生まれ育てない
Passive 生まれ育たれる 生まれ育たれない
Causative 生まれ育たせる 生まれ育たせない
Causative + Passive 生まれ育たされる 生まれ育たされない
Imperative 生まれ育て 生まれ育つな

Handwriting

生
ま
れ
育
つ

Example sentences

I was born and raised in this quiet countryside town.
彼は日本人ですが、アメリカで生まれ育ちました。
He is Japanese, but he was born and raised in America.
生まれ育った街をあとにする。
I am leaving the town where I was born and raised.
彼は静かな漁村で生まれ育った。
He was born and raised in a quiet fishing village.

Usage Notes

Used to describe the place where someone spent their early life from birth through childhood.

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