Japanese

たまる

たまる
Meaning: to accumulate; to pile up; to collect; to save
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present たまる たまらない
Polite たまります たまりません
Past たまった たまらなかった
Polite + Past たまりました たまりませんでした
Te-form たまって たまらなくて
Potential たまれる たまれない
Passive たまられる たまられない
Causative たまらせる たまらせない
Causative + Passive たまらされる たまらされない
Imperative たまれ たまるな

Handwriting

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Example sentences

Lately, stress has been accumulating.
仕事の疲れがたまっている。
Fatigue from work is piling up.
部屋の隅に埃がたまっている
Dust is accumulating in the corners of the room.
負けてたまるかという一心で、最後まで走り抜いた。
With the single-minded thought of 'I won't lose!', I ran to the very end.
どこの馬の骨とも知れぬ若造に、我々の計画を邪魔されてたまるか。
We won't let some unknown callow youth interfere with our plans.
部屋の隅にホコリがたまっている。
Dust is accumulating in the corner of the room.

Usage Notes

Commonly used for the accumulation of things like stress, fatigue, or money. Often written with kanji as 溜まる (for things that gather) or 貯まる (for money being saved).

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