重なる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 重なる | 重ならない |
| Polite | 重なります | 重なりません |
| Past polite | 重なりました | 重なりませんでした |
| Past | 重なった | 重ならなかった |
| Te-form | 重なって | 重ならないで |
| Desire | 重なりたい | 重なりたくない |
| Potential | 重なれる | 重なれない |
| Passive | 重なられる | 重なられない |
| Causative | 重ならせる | 重ならせない |
| Causative passive | 重ならせられるalso 重ならされる | 重ならせられないalso 重ならされない |
| Volitional | 重なろう | |
| Polite volitional | 重なりましょう | |
| Imperative | 重なれ | 重なるな |
| Conditional | 重なれば | 重ならなければ |
| Tara conditional | 重なったら | 重ならなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be piled up; lie on top of one another
Physical stacking or layering of objects, often with a sense of disorder or accumulation.
Several books are piled up on the desk.
The laundry is piled up in a heap.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
come one after another; accumulate; pile up (abstract)
Events, feelings, or abstract things happening repeatedly or building up over time, often with a negative nuance.
Misfortunes have piled up, and he is very depressed.
Fatigue accumulated and I got sick.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
overlap; coincide; happen at the same time
Events, schedules, or abstract things occurring simultaneously or sharing the same time/space.
The meeting times overlapped.
His opinion and mine overlap in many parts.
Books are piled up on the table.
The meeting and the business trip ended up overlapping.
This year one misfortune piled on another and it was tough.
Daily overtime has been causing fatigue to build up.
overlap; lie on top of each other; pile up
overlapping seasonal words; having more than one seasonal word in a haiku
lie on top of one another; be piled up; be in a heap