Japanese

らばる

ちらばる
Meaning: to be scattered; to be dispersed
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 散らばる 散らばらない
Polite 散らばります 散らばりません
Past 散らばった 散らばらなかった
Polite + Past 散らばりました 散らばりませんでした
Te-form 散らばって 散らばらなくて
Potential 散らばれる 散らばれない
Passive 散らばられる 散らばられない
Causative 散らばらせる 散らばらせない
Causative + Passive 散らばらされる 散らばらされない
Imperative 散らばれ 散らばるな

Handwriting

散
ら
ば
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Example sentences

Documents are scattered all over the room.
床に割れた皿の欠片が散らばっている。
Fragments of the broken plate are scattered on the floor.
ガラスの破片が床に散らばっている。
Glass shards are scattered on the floor.
彼女の鼻の周りには、可愛らしいそばかすが散らばっている。
There are cute freckles scattered around her nose.
夜空に散らばる星屑が、宝石のように美しく輝いている。
The stardust scattered in the night sky is shining beautifully like jewels.

Usage Notes

Used when things are spread out in a disorganized way or over a wide area.

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