Japanese

まる

よわまる
Meaning: to weaken; to abate
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 弱まる 弱まらない
Polite 弱まります 弱まりません
Past 弱まった 弱まらなかった
Polite + Past 弱まりました 弱まりませんでした
Te-form 弱まって 弱まらなくて
Potential 弱まれる 弱まれない
Passive 弱まられる 弱まられない
Causative 弱まらせる 弱まらせない
Causative + Passive 弱まらされる 弱まらされない
Imperative 弱まれ 弱まるな

Handwriting

弱
ま
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Example sentences

As evening came, the wind gradually weakened.
午後には雨が徐徐に弱まった。
By afternoon, the rain gradually weakened.

Usage Notes

An intransitive verb used when the strength, intensity, or degree of something decreases. Opposite of '強まる' (tsuyomaru).

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