Japanese

もる

つもる
Meaning: to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 積もる 積もらない
Polite 積もります 積もりません
Past 積もった 積もらなかった
Polite + Past 積もりました 積もりませんでした
Te-form 積もって 積もらなくて
Potential 積もれる 積もれない
Passive 積もられる 積もられない
Causative 積もらせる 積もらせない
Causative + Passive 積もらされる 積もらされない
Imperative 積もれ 積もるな

Handwriting

積
も
る

Example sentences

The snow that fell all night is piled high on the roof.
塵も積もれば山となるというが、努力の積み重ねが大きな事をなす。
They say 'dust heaps up to form a mountain,' but the accumulation of efforts achieves great things.
彼は肩に積もった雪を振り払った。
He shook off the snow that had accumulated on his shoulders.
山の頂上にうっすらと雪が積もっている
There is a thin layer of snow on the summit of the mountain.
棚の上にほこりが積もっている。
Dust is piling up on the shelf.
公園にはたくさんの落ち葉が積もっていた。
Many fallen leaves were piled up in the park.
肩に積もった雪を払い落とした。
I brushed off the snow that had piled up on my shoulders.
粉雪が駅前の道にうっすら積もった。
A light layer of powder snow settled on the road in front of the station.
庭に枯葉が積もっている。
Dead leaves are piling up in the garden.
朝起きて外を見ると、一面に新雪が積もっていた。
When I woke up and looked outside, new snow had accumulated everywhere.

Usage Notes

Commonly used for physical objects like snow or dust piling up, but also for abstract things like resentment or stories. Can also mean to estimate.

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