Japanese

らむ

あからむ
Meaning: to brighten; to dawn
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 明らむ 明らまない
Polite 明らみます 明らみません
Past 明らんだ 明らまなかった
Polite + Past 明らみました 明らみませんでした
Te-form 明らんで 明らまなくて
Potential 明らめる 明らめない
Passive 明らまれる 明らまれない
Causative 明らませる 明らませない
Causative + Passive 明らまされる 明らまされない
Imperative 明らめ 明らむな

Handwriting

明
ら
む

Example

Finally, the eastern sky brightened.

Usage Notes

Refers to the sky becoming light at dawn.

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