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浸る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 浸る | 浸らない |
| Polite | 浸ります | 浸りません |
| Past polite | 浸りました | 浸りませんでした |
| Past | 浸った | 浸らなかった |
| Te-form | 浸って | 浸らないで |
| Desire | 浸りたい | 浸りたくない |
| Potential | 浸れる | 浸れない |
| Passive | 浸られる | 浸られない |
| Causative | 浸らせる | 浸らせない |
| Causative passive | 浸らせられるalso 浸らされる | 浸らせられないalso 浸らされない |
| Volitional | 浸ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 浸りましょう | |
| Imperative | 浸れ | 浸るな |
| Conditional | 浸れば | 浸らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 浸ったら | 浸らなかったら |
Meanings
1
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be soaked; be submerged; be flooded
Physical immersion in liquid; describes something sitting in water or another liquid, often for a period of time.
The field was flooded by the heavy rain.
The space under the floor is submerged in water.
2
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be immersed in; bask in; give oneself over to
Figurative absorption in a feeling, memory, or activity; often used with 喜び, 思い出, 酒, etc.
He is basking in the joy of success.
I spent the holiday absorbed in reading.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉に浸るto soak in (a bath, hot spring, etc.)
I soaked leisurely in the hot spring.
- 〈物〉が水に浸るfor something to be submerged/flooded by water
The whole town was flooded by the flood.
- 思い出に浸るto lose oneself in memories, become nostalgic
He was lost in memories of the past.
- 〈事〉の余韻に浸るto bask in the lingering feeling of something (e.g. a concert, victory)
I basked in the afterglow of the concert.