Japanese

まる

まるまる
Meaning: to curl up; to become round; to roll up
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

丸
ま
る

Example sentences

The cat is sleeping curled up inside the kotatsu.
その猫はこたつの中で丸まっている。
That cat is curled up inside the kotatsu.
子猫たちは親猫のそばで丸まって眠っている。
The kittens are curled up and sleeping near the mother cat.

Usage Notes

Used when something flexible (like an animal, paper, or person) takes a round or curled shape.

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