Japanese

なる

つみかさなる
Meaning: to be piled up, to accumulate
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

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Example

Old magazines are piled up on the desk.

Usage Notes

Can refer to physical objects being stacked high or abstract things like 'dissatisfaction' or 'debt' accumulating.

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