Japanese

あまる
Meaning: to remain; to be left over; to exceed
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 余る 余らない
Polite 余ります 余りません
Past 余った 余らなかった
Polite + Past 余りました 余りませんでした
Te-form 余って 余らなくて
Potential 余れる 余れない
Passive 余られる 余られない
Causative 余らせる 余らせない
Causative + Passive 余らされる 余らされない
Imperative 余れ 余るな

Handwriting

余
る

Example sentences

The food was too much, so a lot was left over.
余った食材は密封容器に入れて冷蔵庫で保管してください。
Please store leftover ingredients in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
余った料理を冷蔵保存した。
I stored the leftovers in the refrigerator.

Usage Notes

Used when there is more of something than needed or when it exceeds a limit.

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