Japanese

かぶる

かぶる
Meaning: to wear (on the head); to put on; to overlap
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present かぶる かぶらない
Polite かぶります かぶりません
Past かぶった かぶらなかった
Polite + Past かぶりました かぶりませんでした
Te-form かぶって かぶらなくて
Potential かぶれる かぶれない
Passive かぶられる かぶられない
Causative かぶらせる かぶらせない
Causative + Passive かぶらされる かぶらされない
Imperative かぶれ かぶるな

Handwriting

か
ぶ
る

Example sentences

Since the sunlight is strong, I'll wear a hat.
雨が降ってきたので、パーカーのフードをかぶった。
Since it started raining, I put on the hood of my hoodie.
昔の人は旅をするときに笠をかぶっていた。
In the past, people wore conical hats when they went on journeys.
彼女はハロウィンのパーティーでとんがり帽子をかぶっていた。
She was wearing a pointed hat at the Halloween party.
雨の日にフッドをかぶる
I put on a hood on rainy days.

Usage Notes

Used for things put on the head, or metaphorically for overlapping schedules.

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