Japanese

われる

むくわれる
Meaning: to be rewarded; to pay off; to bear fruit
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 報われる 報われない
Polite 報われます 報われません
Past 報われた 報われなかった
Polite + Past 報われました 報われませんでした
Te-form 報われて 報われなくて
Potential 報われられる 報われられない
Passive 報われられる 報われられない
Causative 報われさせる 報われさせない
Imperative 報われろ 報われるな

Example sentences

長年の努力がようやく報われた。
His years of effort were finally rewarded.
努力は必ずや報われると信じている。
I believe that effort will surely be rewarded.

Usage Notes

Used when hard work, patience, or suffering leads to a positive result or success. It implies that the outcome is a fair return for the effort expended.

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