Japanese

がる

ふくれあがる
Meaning: to swell up; to balloon; to expand rapidly
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 膨れ上がる 膨れ上がらない
Polite 膨れ上がります 膨れ上がりません
Past 膨れ上がった 膨れ上がらなかった
Polite + Past 膨れ上がりました 膨れ上がりませんでした
Te-form 膨れ上がって 膨れ上がらなくて
Potential 膨れ上がれる 膨れ上がれない
Passive 膨れ上がられる 膨れ上がられない
Causative 膨れ上がらせる 膨れ上がらせない
Causative + Passive 膨れ上がらされる 膨れ上がらされない
Imperative 膨れ上がれ 膨れ上がるな

Handwriting

膨
れ
上
が
る

Example

Due to the recession, the number of unemployed people ballooned.

Usage Notes

Used for physical swelling or a sudden and large increase in numbers, debt, or scale.

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