重なる
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 |
Meanings
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.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉が重なるfor objects to be piled up on top of one another
Books are piled up on the table.
- 〈事〉と〈事〉が重なるfor two events to overlap or clash in time
The meeting and the business trip ended up overlapping.
- 不幸が重なるfor misfortunes to pile up one after another
This year one misfortune piled on another and it was tough.
- 疲れが重なるfor tiredness to build up over time
Daily overtime has been causing fatigue to build up.