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実る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 実る | 実らない |
| Polite | 実ります | 実りません |
| Past polite | 実りました | 実りませんでした |
| Past | 実った | 実らなかった |
| Te-form | 実って | 実らないで |
| Desire | 実りたい | 実りたくない |
| Potential | 実れる | 実れない |
| Passive | 実られる | 実られない |
| Causative | 実らせる | 実らせない |
| Causative passive | 実らせられるalso 実らされる | 実らせられないalso 実らされない |
| Volitional | 実ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 実りましょう | |
| Imperative | 実れ | 実るな |
| Conditional | 実れば | 実らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 実ったら | 実らなかったら |
Meanings
1
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Literal use for plants: fruit, grain, or crops maturing and becoming ready to harvest.
The persimmon tree bore a lot of fruit this year.
The rice in the paddies is ripening to a golden color.
2
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
bear fruit (figurative); produce results; pay off
Figurative extension: efforts, studies, or investments yielding good outcomes.
Years of effort bore fruit, and my dream finally came true.
His research has not yet produced results.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉が実るfor a crop or fruit to ripen
Autumn came, and the rice in the paddies ripened to a golden yellow.
- 努力が実るfor one's efforts to pay off
His years of effort finally paid off, and he passed the exam.
- 恋が実るfor a romance to come to fruition
The couple's romance finally came to fruition, and they decided to get married.
Expressions
- 実りの秋autumn, the harvest season
- 実るほど頭の下がる稲穂かなthe more learned, the more humble; the boughs bearing the most hang lowest
- 実るほど頭を垂れる稲穂かなthe more learned, the more humble; the boughs bearing the most hang lowest