Japanese

がる

まいあがる
Meaning: to soar; to fly up; to be high-spirited; to be beside oneself
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 舞い上がる 舞い上がらない
Polite 舞い上がります 舞い上がりません
Past 舞い上がった 舞い上がらなかった
Polite + Past 舞い上がりました 舞い上がりませんでした
Te-form 舞い上がって 舞い上がらなくて
Potential 舞い上がれる 舞い上がれない
Passive 舞い上がられる 舞い上がられない
Causative 舞い上がらせる 舞い上がらせない
Causative + Passive 舞い上がらされる 舞い上がらされない
Imperative 舞い上がれ 舞い上がるな

Handwriting

舞
い
上
が
る

Example sentences

On his first date, he was completely walking on air.
風が強くて校庭の砂埃が舞い上がっている。
The wind is strong, and dust is blowing up on the schoolyard.
隼が空高く舞い上がった
The falcon soared high into the sky.
鳶が空高く舞い上がった。
A black kite soared high into the sky.
凧が空高く舞い上がった。
The kite soared high into the sky.

Usage Notes

Literally means to soar high in the air (like dust or birds). Figuratively, it means to be very excited, high-spirited, or confused due to joy or pressure.

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