Japanese

まる

きわまる
Meaning: to reach an extreme; to be at an end; to be extremely...
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 極まる 極まらない
Polite 極まります 極まりません
Past 極まった 極まらなかった
Polite + Past 極まりました 極まりませんでした
Te-form 極まって 極まらなくて
Potential 極まれる 極まれない
Passive 極まられる 極まられない
Causative 極まらせる 極まらせない
Causative + Passive 極まらされる 極まらされない
Imperative 極まれ 極まるな

Handwriting

極
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Example

His words and actions were extremely rude.

Usage Notes

Often used after the stem of a na-adjective or a noun to emphasize that something has reached its limit or is at an extreme state.

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