たまる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | たまる | たまらない |
| Polite | たまります | たまりません |
| Past polite | たまりました | たまりませんでした |
| Past | たまった | たまらなかった |
| Te-form | たまって | たまらないで |
| Desire | たまりたい | たまりたくない |
| Potential | たまれる | たまれない |
| Passive | たまられる | たまられない |
| Causative | たまらせる | たまらせない |
| Causative passive | たまらせられるalso たまらされる | たまらせられないalso たまらされない |
| Volitional | たまろう | |
| Polite volitional | たまりましょう | |
| Imperative | たまれ | たまるな |
| Conditional | たまれば | たまらなければ |
| Tara conditional | たまったら | たまらなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Intransitive: describes things such as dust, stress, work, or money building up on their own, without an agent. Often used for unwanted buildup.
机の上にほこりがたまっている。
Dust has accumulated on the desk.
ストレスがたまると、体調を崩しやすい。
When stress piles up, you're more likely to get sick.
使わないアプリがスマホにたまってきた。
Unused apps have been piling up on my phone.
Lately work stress has been building up.
With the night shifts continuing, my fatigue has been piling up.
Because of the rain, water has collected on the road.
While I was off, my work piled up.
I've been saving a little each month, and the money has built up.
溜まる sounds similar to 集まる but means things accumulate or pile up in one spot (like water or stress) rather than people/things converging from different places.
溜まる (to accumulate, pool up, as of water or stress) is pronounced identically to 堪る but has no shared meaning of enduring or being unbearable.
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
stagnant water; standing water