Japanese

ぶらがる

ぶらさがる
Meaning: to hang from; to dangle; to be suspended
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

ぶ
ら
下
が
る

Example sentences

A monkey is hanging from a tree.
軒下から長いつららがぶら下がっている
Long icicles are hanging from the eaves.
庭の木の枝に蓑虫がぶら下がっている。
A bagworm is hanging from a tree branch in the garden.
その問題は常に私たちの頭上にダモクレスの剣としてぶら下がっている。
That problem always hangs over our heads like the Sword of Damocles.

Usage Notes

Used when something is hanging down from a support. It can also figuratively mean to depend entirely on someone else or to be within reach (like a chance).

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