Japanese

くなる

まるくなる
Meaning: to become round; to become mellow; to soften (personality)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 丸くなる 丸くならない
Polite 丸くなります 丸くなりません
Past 丸くなった 丸くならなかった
Polite + Past 丸くなりました 丸くなりませんでした
Te-form 丸くなって 丸くならなくて
Potential 丸くなれる 丸くなれない
Passive 丸くなられる 丸くなられない
Causative 丸くならせる 丸くならせない
Causative + Passive 丸くならされる 丸くならされない
Imperative 丸くなれ 丸くなるな

Handwriting

丸
く
な
る

Example sentences

As he got older, his personality became mellower.
猫が部屋の隅っこで丸くなっている。
The cat is curled up in the corner of the room.

Usage Notes

Can mean literal physical roundness or figurative roundness of character (being peaceable and easygoing).

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