Japanese

らす

のどをならす
Meaning: to swallow hard; to make one's mouth water; to purr
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 喉を鳴らす 喉を鳴らさない
Polite 喉を鳴らします 喉を鳴らしません
Past 喉を鳴らした 喉を鳴らさなかった
Polite + Past 喉を鳴らしました 喉を鳴らしませんでした
Te-form 喉を鳴らして 喉を鳴らさなくて
Potential 喉を鳴らせる 喉を鳴らせない
Passive 喉を鳴らされる 喉を鳴らされない
Causative 喉を鳴らさせる 喉を鳴らさせない
Imperative 喉を鳴らせ 喉を鳴らすな

Handwriting

喉
を
鳴
ら
す

Example

The cat is purring happily while sleeping.

Usage Notes

Used for both a cat purring and a person swallowing saliva when seeing delicious food.

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