Japanese

なる

かさなる
Meaning: to overlap; to pile up; to happen simultaneously
Part of Speech: Verb Alternative Readings: おもなって

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 重なる 重ならない
Polite 重なります 重なりません
Past 重なった 重ならなかった
Polite + Past 重なりました 重なりませんでした
Te-form 重なって 重ならなくて
Potential 重なれる 重なれない
Passive 重なられる 重なられない
Causative 重ならせる 重ならせない
Causative + Passive 重ならされる 重ならされない
Imperative 重なれ 重なるな

Handwriting

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Example sentences

Unfortunate events overlapped, and he lost his spirit.
仕事の心労が重なり、彼は倒れてしまった。
The mental fatigue from work piled up, and he collapsed.

Usage Notes

Used for physical objects being stacked or for events occurring at the same time.

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