Japanese

やまをはる
Meaning: to gamble on a guess; to speculate; to guess (e.g., which questions will be on an exam)
Part of Speech: Verb, Expression

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 山を張る 山を張らない
Polite 山を張ります 山を張りません
Past 山を張った 山を張らなかった
Polite + Past 山を張りました 山を張りませんでした
Te-form 山を張って 山を張らなくて
Potential 山を張れる 山を張れない
Passive 山を張られる 山を張られない
Causative 山を張らせる 山を張らせない
Causative + Passive 山を張らされる 山を張らされない
Imperative 山を張れ 山を張るな

Handwriting

山
を
張
る

Example

Since the scope of the exam is wide, I will gamble on a guess.

Usage Notes

Used when you guess or speculate on an outcome, especially when guessing which questions will appear on a test to study only those parts. It derives from mining, where hitting a vein was a big gamble.

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