Japanese

ゆる
Meaning: to shake; to swing; to sway
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 揺る 揺らない
Polite 揺ります 揺りません
Past 揺った 揺らなかった
Polite + Past 揺りました 揺りませんでした
Te-form 揺って 揺らなくて
Potential 揺れる 揺れない
Passive 揺られる 揺られない
Causative 揺らせる 揺らせない
Causative + Passive 揺らされる 揺らされない
Imperative 揺れ 揺るな

Handwriting

揺
る

Example sentences

A massive earthquake shook the earth.
かつては高車駟馬に揺られて登庁した彼も、今では一介の隠居に過ぎない。
He, who once arrived at the office in a grand carriage, is now nothing more than an ordinary retiree.

Usage Notes

Refers to shaking or swaying. In modern Japanese, it is more commonly used in compound verbs (yuri-ugokasu) or the passive (yurareru).

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