Japanese

たる

あたる
Meaning: to hit; to strike; to win; to be equivalent to
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 当たる 当たらない
Polite 当たります 当たりません
Past 当たった 当たらなかった
Polite + Past 当たりました 当たりませんでした
Te-form 当たって 当たらなくて
Potential 当たれる 当たれない
Passive 当たられる 当たられない
Causative 当たらせる 当たらせない
Causative + Passive 当たらされる 当たらされない
Imperative 当たれ 当たるな

Handwriting

当
た
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Example sentences

I won the first prize in the lottery.
彼の勘はいつもよく当たる。
His intuition is always spot on.
宝くじが当たって、家族中が大騒ぎになった。
When I won the lottery, the whole family made a big fuss.
彼は宝くじに当たったことを思い出して、一人でニヤニヤしていた。
He was grinning to himself, remembering that he won the lottery.
彼は宝くじに当たったのか、朝から上機嫌だ。
He has been in a great mood since this morning, maybe he won the lottery.
彼の予想はぴたりと当たった
His prediction was exactly right.
彼女は宝くじに当たったという噂を聞きつけると、すぐに連絡してきた。
As soon as she caught wind of the rumor that she had won the lottery, she contacted me right away.
銃から放たれた弾丸が的に当たった。
The bullet fired from the gun hit the target.
彼は股間にボールが当たり、その場にうずくまった。
He was hit in the crotch by a ball and crouched down on the spot.
波が岩に当たって砕け散った。
The waves hit the rocks and shattered into spray.

Usage Notes

Has many meanings including physical contact, winning a prize, or correspondence.

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