太ふとる

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太る · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	太ふとる	太ふとらない
Polite	太ふとります	太ふとりません
Past polite	太ふとりました	太ふとりませんでした
Past	太ふとった	太ふとらなかった
Te-form	太ふとって	太ふとらないで
Desire	太ふとりたい	太ふとりたくない
Potential	太ふとれる	太ふとれない
Passive	太ふとられる	太ふとられない
Causative	太ふとらせる	太ふとらせない
Causative passive	太ふとらせられるalso 太ふとらされる	太ふとらせられないalso 太ふとらされない
Volitional	太ふとろう
Polite volitional	太ふとりましょう
Imperative	太ふとれ	太ふとるな
Conditional	太ふとれば	太ふとらなければ
Tara conditional	太ふとったら	太ふとらなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

gain weight; put on weight; get fat

Intransitive verb describing an increase in body weight or fatness. Can be neutral or negative depending on context.

最さい近きん食たべすぎて太ふとってしまった。
I've been eating too much lately and have gained weight.
運うん動どうしないと太ふとるよ。
You'll gain weight if you don't exercise.

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Usage patterns

〈数すう〉キロ太ふとるto gain ... kilograms
彼かれは去きょ年ねんから五ごキロ太ふとった。
He has gained five kilograms since last year.
太ふとりやすい〈体たい質しつ〉prone to gaining weight easily
私わたしは太ふとりやすい体たい質しつです。
I have a body that gains weight easily.
急きゅうに太ふとるto suddenly put on weight
最さい近きん急きゅうに太ふとってしまった。
I've suddenly gained weight recently.
太ふとって見みえるto look fat
この服ふくを着きると太ふとって見みえる。
Wearing these clothes makes me look fat.

Kanji

太plump, thick, big around
肥fertilizer, get fat, fertile

Related words

肥ひ満まんN2
肥満 is a clinical, formal noun for obesity, whereas 太る is the everyday verb for gaining weight.
肥こえるN1
太る is the everyday word for gaining weight and applies to people and animals alike, while 肥える is more formal or literary and often used for livestock.
デブ
太る is the neutral standard verb meaning 'to gain weight/be fat', while デブ is blunt slang used to describe or insult someone as fat.

Opposites

痩やせるN4
太る means to gain weight, while 痩せる means to lose weight or become thin.
細ほそる
太る means to gain weight or become fat, the direct opposite of 細る's sense of becoming thin.

Don't confuse with

太ふといN5
太る is a verb meaning to gain weight, while 太い is an adjective meaning thick, and learners often mix up the forms.

Word family· 19

小こ太ぶとり
plump; chubby; slightly overweight
太ふとりすぎ
overweight; excess weight
中ちゅう太ぶとり
chubby; slightly overweight; plump
先さき太ぶとり
increasing over time; prospering · flaring; growing thicker
堅かた太ぶとり
solidly built; stocky

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太ふとり肉じし
corpulent; fat; chubby
横よこ太ぶとり
short and fat; pudgy; stocky
水みず太ぶとり
flabby from water retention; puffy; bloated
激げき太ぶとり
extreme weight gain; ballooning up
着き太ぶとり
looking fat in clothes; clothes that make one look fat
脂あぶら太ぶとり
fatness from overeating; being fat; fat person
酒さけ太ぶとり
beer belly; alcohol-induced weight gain

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Written forms

太ふとるUsage90%
Standard kanji spelling for gaining weight or getting fat.
肥ふとるUsage6%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 太る is overwhelmingly preferred.
ふとるUsage4%

Etymology

Native Japanese verb. The kanji 太 carries the meaning 'thick' or 'plump', and 肥 relates to 'fertilize' or 'fatten', but the word itself is of native origin.