Japanese

がる

ひろがる
Meaning: to spread out; to stretch across; to broaden
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 拡がる 拡がらない
Polite 拡がります 拡がりません
Past 拡がった 拡がらなかった
Polite + Past 拡がりました 拡がりませんでした
Te-form 拡がって 拡がらなくて
Potential 拡がれる 拡がれない
Passive 拡がられる 拡がられない
Causative 拡がらせる 拡がらせない
Causative + Passive 拡がらされる 拡がらされない
Imperative 拡がれ 拡がるな

Example

窓の外に、夕焼けに染まった山並みが拡がった。
The mountain ridges dyed by the sunset spread out beyond the window.

Usage Notes

Used when a landscape, range, view, or influence grows wider or extends across an area. It usually describes something spreading naturally rather than being deliberately distributed by someone.

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