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借る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 借る | 借らない |
| Polite | 借ります | 借りません |
| Past polite | 借りました | 借りませんでした |
| Past | 借った | 借らなかった |
| Te-form | 借って | 借らないで |
| Desire | 借りたい | 借りたくない |
| Potential | 借れる | 借れない |
| Passive | 借られる | 借られない |
| Causative | 借らせる | 借らせない |
| Causative passive | 借らせられるalso 借らされる | 借らせられないalso 借らされない |
| Volitional | 借ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 借りましょう | |
| Imperative | 借れ | 借るな |
| Conditional | 借れば | 借らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 借ったら | 借らなかったら |
Meanings
1
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
borrow; take out a loan
Kansai dialect equivalent of standard 借りる. Used for borrowing money or objects.
I'll borrow some money for a bit.
I borrowed a book from a friend.
2
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Kansai dialect equivalent of standard 借りる. Used for renting or hiring things like cars, rooms, or equipment.
You need your driver's license when you rent a car.
I rented a meeting room for an hour.
Expressions· 8
- 猫の手も借りたいextremely busy; short-handed
- 借りを返すpay back a debt; repay a loan · get revenge; settle a score; get back at someone
- 借りができたI owe you one; I'm in your debt
- 借りてきた猫someone who is suddenly quiet and meek
- 貸し借りなしeven; square; owing nothing to each other
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- この場を借りてtake this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
- 虎の威を借る狐a fox borrowing the tiger's authority; someone who acts arrogantly on borrowed authority
- 借りる時の地蔵顔、済す時の閻魔顔people look friendly when borrowing but stern when repaying