Japanese

れる

ちがながれる
Meaning: to bleed; for blood to flow
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 血が流れる 血が流れない
Polite 血が流れます 血が流れません
Past 血が流れた 血が流れなかった
Polite + Past 血が流れました 血が流れませんでした
Te-form 血が流れて 血が流れなくて
Potential 血が流れられる 血が流れられない
Passive 血が流れられる 血が流れられない
Causative 血が流れさせる 血が流れさせない
Imperative 血が流れろ 血が流れるな

Handwriting

血
が
流
れ
る

Example

He fell and blood was flowing from his knee.

Usage Notes

A set phrase used to describe bleeding. It literally means 'blood flows'.

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