Japanese

くる
Meaning: to reel in or draw in; to turn pages one by one
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 繰る 繰らない
Polite 繰ります 繰りません
Past 繰った 繰らなかった
Polite + Past 繰りました 繰りませんでした
Te-form 繰って 繰らなくて
Potential 繰れる 繰れない
Passive 繰られる 繰られない
Causative 繰らせる 繰らせない
Causative + Passive 繰らされる 繰らされない
Imperative 繰れ 繰るな

Example

彼女は古い日記のページをそっと繰った。
She gently turned the pages of an old diary.

Usage Notes

Used for drawing in thread or rope, moving beads or pages in order, and counting through things sequentially.

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