浮かぶ · godan verb (-bu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 浮かぶ | 浮かばない |
| Polite | 浮かびます | 浮かびません |
| Past polite | 浮かびました | 浮かびませんでした |
| Past | 浮かんだ | 浮かばなかった |
| Te-form | 浮かんで | 浮かばないで |
| Desire | 浮かびたい | 浮かびたくない |
| Potential | 浮かべる | 浮かべない |
| Passive | 浮かばれる | 浮かばれない |
| Causative | 浮かばせる | 浮かばせない |
| Causative passive | 浮かばせられるalso 浮かばされる | 浮かばせられないalso 浮かばされない |
| Volitional | 浮かぼう | |
| Polite volitional | 浮かびましょう | |
| Imperative | 浮かべ | 浮かぶな |
| Conditional | 浮かべば | 浮かばなければ |
| Tara conditional | 浮かんだら | 浮かばなかったら |
godan verb (-bu), intransitive verb
Describes something resting on or moving in a liquid or gas without sinking, or being suspended in a medium.
Leaves are floating on the pond.
雲が空に浮かんでいた。
Clouds were floating in the sky.
godan verb (-bu), intransitive verb
rise to the surface; appear; emerge
Used when something comes up from below to become visible, or when something appears in a context where it was not previously noticed.
潜水艦が海面に浮かんだ。
The submarine surfaced.
霧の中から船が浮かんで見えた。
A ship loomed out of the fog.
godan verb (-bu), intransitive verb
Describes an idea, memory, or image spontaneously appearing in one's thoughts.
いい考えが浮かんだ。
A good idea came to mind.
彼の顔が心に浮かんだ。
His face came to mind.
Leaves are floating on the pond.
A smile appeared on his face.
A good idea came to mind.
A doubt arose in my mind after hearing that explanation.
思いつく describes actively coming up with an idea through deliberate thought, whereas 浮かぶ describes an idea spontaneously appearing in one's mind.
浮かぶ means to float or appear on a surface (or in the mind), while 漂う stresses aimless drifting without a fixed direction.
Rarely used kanji form.
Search-only kanji form; not recommended for active use.