Japanese

わたる
Meaning: to extend over; to span
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 亘る 亘らない
Polite 亘ります 亘りません
Past 亘った 亘らなかった
Polite + Past 亘りました 亘りませんでした
Te-form 亘って 亘らなくて
Potential 亘れる 亘れない
Passive 亘られる 亘られない
Causative 亘らせる 亘らせない
Causative + Passive 亘らされる 亘らされない
Imperative 亘れ 亘るな

Handwriting

亘
る

Example

The meeting lasted for over five hours.

Usage Notes

Indicates that something covers a certain range of time, space, or area. Often written as 「渡る」 or 「渉る」, but 「亘る」 specifically emphasizes scope or duration.

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