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染まる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 染まる | 染まらない |
| Polite | 染まります | 染まりません |
| Past polite | 染まりました | 染まりませんでした |
| Past | 染まった | 染まらなかった |
| Te-form | 染まって | 染まらないで |
| Desire | 染まりたい | 染まりたくない |
| Potential | 染まれる | 染まれない |
| Passive | 染まられる | 染まられない |
| Causative | 染まらせる | 染まらせない |
| Causative passive | 染まらせられるalso 染まらされる | 染まらせられないalso 染まらされない |
| Volitional | 染まろう | |
| Polite volitional | 染まりましょう | |
| Imperative | 染まれ | 染まるな |
| Conditional | 染まれば | 染まらなければ |
| Tara conditional | 染まったら | 染まらなかったら |
Meanings
1
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be dyed; take on color
Literal sense: something absorbs dye or color and changes its own color. Intransitive.
The white cloth was dyed a beautiful blue.
2
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be stained; be tainted; be steeped in
Figurative extension: a person, mind, or thing becomes deeply influenced, corrupted, or filled with a quality, often negative. Common with 悪に染まる, 血に染まる, 考えに染まる.
He fell in with bad company and was corrupted.
The battlefield was stained with blood.
Usage patterns
- 〈色〉に染まるto become dyed a certain color
The whole sky turned orange with the sunset.
- 〈事〉に染まるto become steeped in an idea, ideology, or way of thinking
He gradually became steeped in radical ideology.
- 〈物〉に染まるto be stained or colored by something
The white shirt was stained with blood.
- 〈場所〉の雰囲気に染まるto become influenced by and take on the atmosphere or style of a group/place
The new student quickly took on the atmosphere of that club.