Japanese

れる

けずれる
Meaning: to be worn away; to be eroded
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 削れる 削れない
Polite 削れます 削れません
Past 削れた 削れなかった
Polite + Past 削れました 削れませんでした
Te-form 削れて 削れなくて
Potential 削れられる 削れられない
Passive 削れられる 削れられない
Causative 削れさせる 削れさせない
Imperative 削れろ 削れるな

Example

波で岩の表面が少しずつ削れている。
The surface of the rock is gradually being worn away by the waves.

Usage Notes

Used for something becoming smaller or thinner because it is rubbed, scraped, or eroded. It is an intransitive verb, so the thing being reduced is the subject.

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