Japanese

じる

じょうじる
Meaning: to take advantage of; to multiply
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 乗じる 乗じない
Polite 乗じます 乗じません
Past 乗じた 乗じなかった
Polite + Past 乗じました 乗じませんでした
Te-form 乗じて 乗じなくて
Potential 乗じられる 乗じられない
Passive 乗じられる 乗じられない
Causative 乗じさせる 乗じさせない
Imperative 乗じろ 乗じるな

Example sentences

どさくさに乗じて逃げ出した。
He took advantage of the confusion and escaped.
泥棒は夜陰に乗じて家の中に忍び込んだ。
The thief snuck into the house under the cover of night.

Usage Notes

Used for exploiting an opportunity or situation. In mathematics, it is the term for multiplication.

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