Japanese

らます

ふくらます
Meaning: to swell; to inflate
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 膨らます 膨らまさない
Polite 膨らまします 膨らましません
Past 膨らました 膨らまさなかった
Polite + Past 膨らましました 膨らましませんでした
Te-form 膨らまして 膨らまさなくて
Potential 膨らませる 膨らませない
Passive 膨らまされる 膨らまされない
Causative 膨らまさせる 膨らまさせない
Imperative 膨らませ 膨らますな

Handwriting

膨
ら
ま
す

Example

My chest swells with anticipation/hope.

Usage Notes

Used to describe making something swell or inflate, often metaphorically for feelings like hope or expectation.

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