染まる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 染まる | 染まらない |
| Polite | 染まります | 染まりません |
| Past polite | 染まりました | 染まりませんでした |
| Past | 染まった | 染まらなかった |
| Te-form | 染まって | 染まらないで |
| Desire | 染まりたい | 染まりたくない |
| Potential | 染まれる | 染まれない |
| Passive | 染まられる | 染まられない |
| Causative | 染まらせる | 染まらせない |
| Causative passive | 染まらせられるalso 染まらされる | 染まらせられないalso 染まらされない |
| Volitional | 染まろう | |
| Polite volitional | 染まりましょう | |
| Imperative | 染まれ | 染まるな |
| Conditional | 染まれば | 染まらなければ |
| Tara conditional | 染まったら | 染まらなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be dyed; take on color
Literal sense: something absorbs dye or color and changes its own color. Intransitive.
The white cloth was dyed a beautiful blue.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be stained; be tainted; be steeped in
Figurative extension: a person, mind, or thing becomes deeply influenced, corrupted, or filled with a quality, often negative. Common with 悪に染まる, 血に染まる, 考えに染まる.
He fell in with bad company and was corrupted.
The battlefield was stained with blood.
The whole sky turned orange with the sunset.
He gradually became steeped in radical ideology.
The white shirt was stained with blood.
The new student quickly took on the atmosphere of that club.