Japanese

れる

ほれる
Meaning: to fall in love; to be charmed by; to be fascinated by
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 惚れる 惚れない
Polite 惚れます 惚れません
Past 惚れた 惚れなかった
Polite + Past 惚れました 惚れませんでした
Te-form 惚れて 惚れなくて
Potential 惚れられる 惚れられない
Passive 惚れられる 惚れられない
Causative 惚れさせる 惚れさせない
Imperative 惚れろ 惚れるな

Handwriting

惚
れ
る

Example

I fell in love with her kind personality.

Usage Notes

Used when one's heart is captured by someone's character or appearance. It can also mean being deeply impressed by someone's skill.

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