Japanese

げる

ひろげる
Meaning: to broaden; to expand; to spread out
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 拡げる 拡げない
Polite 拡げます 拡げません
Past 拡げた 拡げなかった
Polite + Past 拡げました 拡げませんでした
Te-form 拡げて 拡げなくて
Potential 拡げられる 拡げられない
Passive 拡げられる 拡げられない
Causative 拡げさせる 拡げさせない
Imperative 拡げろ 拡げるな

Example

新しい仕事は、私の視野を拡げる機会になった。
The new job became an opportunity to broaden my perspective.

Usage Notes

This is a transitive verb for making physical space, scope, business, or perspective wider. The spelling with 拡 tends to emphasize expansion in range or scale.

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