Japanese

まわる
Meaning: to go around; to revolve; to tour
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 廻る 廻らない
Polite 廻ります 廻りません
Past 廻った 廻らなかった
Polite + Past 廻りました 廻りませんでした
Te-form 廻って 廻らなくて
Potential 廻れる 廻れない
Passive 廻られる 廻られない
Causative 廻らせる 廻らせない
Causative + Passive 廻らされる 廻らされない
Imperative 廻れ 廻るな

Handwriting

廻
る

Example

He drove around the city all night.

Usage Notes

Commonly used for movement in a circle or visiting multiple locations in sequence.

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