濁る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 濁る | 濁らない |
| Polite | 濁ります | 濁りません |
| Past polite | 濁りました | 濁りませんでした |
| Past | 濁った | 濁らなかった |
| Te-form | 濁って | 濁らないで |
| Desire | 濁りたい | 濁りたくない |
| Potential | 濁れる | 濁れない |
| Passive | 濁られる | 濁られない |
| Causative | 濁らせる | 濁らせない |
| Causative passive | 濁らせられるalso 濁らされる | 濁らせられないalso 濁らされない |
| Volitional | 濁ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 濁りましょう | |
| Imperative | 濁れ | 濁るな |
| Conditional | 濁れば | 濁らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 濁ったら | 濁らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
become muddy; become cloudy; become turbid
Describes liquids or gases becoming physically impure, cloudy, or murky. Common with water, air, and other fluids.
After the rain, the river water became muddy.
The air in the room is cloudy with smoke.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
become dull; become indistinct; become hoarse
Used for sounds, colors, or voices losing clarity or becoming muffled, faded, or hoarse.
The speaker's sound is distorted and unclear.
My voice became hoarse from a cold.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
become impure; be corrupted; be polluted
Metaphorical use for hearts, minds, societies, or environments becoming morally impure or corrupted.
His heart became corrupted under the influence of bad friends.
The political world is polluted by money.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
become voiced; be pronounced as a voiced sound
Linguistic term: a consonant becomes voiced, e.g., /k/ → /g/. Common in discussions of rendaku (連濁).
The change from 'kami' to 'gami' is a phenomenon where the consonant becomes voiced.
The river water became muddy after the heavy rain.
His voice became hoarse because his throat hurt.
He let greed corrupt his heart.
In compounds, the 'ka' in 'kami' can become voiced to 'gami'.
voiced consonant mark; dakuten