Japanese

かざる
Meaning: to decorate; to adorn
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 飾る 飾らない
Polite 飾ります 飾りません
Past 飾った 飾らなかった
Polite + Past 飾りました 飾りませんでした
Te-form 飾って 飾らなくて
Potential 飾れる 飾れない
Passive 飾られる 飾られない
Causative 飾らせる 飾らせない
Causative + Passive 飾らされる 飾らされない
Imperative 飾れ 飾るな

Example sentences

クリスマスのために、部屋をきれいに飾った。
I decorated the room beautifully for Christmas.
テーブルの上に花を飾ってください。
Please put the flowers on the table.
店の窓はクリスマスの装飾で美しく飾られていた。
The shop window was beautifully decorated with Christmas ornaments.
庭に咲いたきれいな花を摘んで、花瓶に飾った。
I picked the beautiful flowers blooming in the garden and decorated them in a vase.
祖父の病室には、いつもたくさんの花が飾られている。
My grandfather's hospital room is always decorated with many flowers.

Usage Notes

Used when adding items to make something look beautiful or for displaying items attractively.

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