Japanese

いかぶさる

おおいかぶさる
Meaning: to cover over; to hang over; to loom over
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 覆いかぶさる 覆いかぶさらない
Polite 覆いかぶさります 覆いかぶさりません
Past 覆いかぶさった 覆いかぶさらなかった
Polite + Past 覆いかぶさりました 覆いかぶさりませんでした
Te-form 覆いかぶさって 覆いかぶさらなくて
Potential 覆いかぶされる 覆いかぶされない
Passive 覆いかぶさられる 覆いかぶさられない
Causative 覆いかぶさらせる 覆いかぶさらせない
Causative + Passive 覆いかぶさらされる 覆いかぶさらされない
Imperative 覆いかぶされ 覆いかぶさるな

Example

暗い雲が山の上に覆いかぶさった。
Dark clouds hung over the mountain.

Usage Notes

Used when something covers or presses from above. It can be literal, like clouds or a blanket, or figurative, like pressure hanging over someone.

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