Japanese

げる

もりあげる
Meaning: to liven up; to rouse; to build up (excitement/atmosphere)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 盛り上げる 盛り上げない
Polite 盛り上げます 盛り上げません
Past 盛り上げた 盛り上げなかった
Polite + Past 盛り上げました 盛り上げませんでした
Te-form 盛り上げて 盛り上げなくて
Potential 盛り上げられる 盛り上げられない
Passive 盛り上げられる 盛り上げられない
Causative 盛り上げさせる 盛り上げさせない
Imperative 盛り上げろ 盛り上げるな

Handwriting

盛
り
上
げ
る

Example sentences

He told jokes and livened up the party.
畑の畝を高く盛り上げた。
Heaped up the ridges in the field.

Usage Notes

Used when increasing the excitement or improving the mood of a group/event. Also used for making something physically high (like piling dirt).

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