Japanese

まる

はやまる
Meaning: to be moved up; to happen earlier; to be hasty
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

早
ま
る

Example

A sudden plan came up, and the departure time was moved earlier.

Usage Notes

Used when an event's time becomes earlier than planned, or to describe rash/premature actions.

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