Japanese

かぶ

おもいうかぶ
Meaning: to come to mind; to occur to one; to be reminded of
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 思い浮かぶ 思い浮かばない
Polite 思い浮かびます 思い浮かびません
Past 思い浮かんだ 思い浮かばなかった
Polite + Past 思い浮かびました 思い浮かびませんでした
Te-form 思い浮かんで 思い浮かばなくて
Potential 思い浮かべる 思い浮かべない
Passive 思い浮かばれる 思い浮かばれない
Causative 思い浮かばせる 思い浮かばせない
Causative + Passive 思い浮かばされる 思い浮かばされない
Imperative 思い浮かべ 思い浮かぶな

Handwriting

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Example sentences

No good ideas come to mind at all.
日本料理といえば、やはり寿司が一番に思い浮かぶ。
Speaking of Japanese food, sushi is the first thing that comes to mind.
日本と言えば、真っ先に思い浮かぶのは富士山だ。
Speaking of Japan, the first thing that comes to mind is Mt. Fuji.
イタリア料理と言うと、やはりパスタやピザが思い浮かぶ。
Speaking of Italian food, pasta and pizza naturally come to mind.

Usage Notes

Intransitive verb used when a thought, idea, or memory spontaneously appears in one's mind.

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