Japanese

せる

みをまかせる
Meaning: to surrender oneself; to give oneself up to; to leave oneself to
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 身を任せる 身を任せない
Polite 身を任せます 身を任せません
Past 身を任せた 身を任せなかった
Polite + Past 身を任せました 身を任せませんでした
Te-form 身を任せて 身を任せなくて
Potential 身を任せられる 身を任せられない
Passive 身を任せられる 身を任せられない
Causative 身を任せさせる 身を任せさせない
Imperative 身を任せろ 身を任せるな

Handwriting

身
を
任
せ
る

Example

She surrendered herself to the beautiful melody of the music and quietly closed her eyes.

Usage Notes

Used when someone lets their body or mind be guided or influenced by someone else's will or by an external force like music or nature.

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