生える (はえる, haeru) Japanese meaning: grow | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000生える · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 生える | 生えない |
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| Polite | 生えます | 生えません |
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| Past polite | 生えました | 生えませんでした |
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| Past | 生えた | 生えなかった |
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| Te-form | 生えて | 生えないで |
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| Desire | 生えたい | 生えたくない |
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| Potential | 生えられるalso 生えれる | 生えられないalso 生えれない |
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| Passive | 生えられる | 生えられない |
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| Causative | 生えさせる | 生えさせない |
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| Causative passive | 生えさせられる | 生えさせられない |
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| Volitional | 生えよう | |
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| Polite volitional | 生えましょう | |
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| Imperative | 生えろ | 生えるな |
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| Conditional | 生えれば | 生えなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 生えたら | 生えなかったら |
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Weeds grew in the garden.
New leaves sprout in spring.
Usage patterns
〈場所〉に〈物〉が生えるfor something (plants, moss, etc.) to grow in a place
A lot of weeds have started growing in the garden.
歯が生えるfor teeth to come in
The baby's teeth have started coming in.
ひげが生えるfor a beard/mustache to grow
He's recently started growing a beard.
Expressions· 8
根が生えるtake root; become firmly established; be unmovable 毛が生えたlittle more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as 毛の生えたa bit better than; not much more than; just a step up from カビが生えるget moldy; get mouldy · become outdated; get out-of-fashion
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蒔かぬ種は生えぬyou reap what you sow; nothing ventured, nothing gained ぺんぺん草が生えるto be in ruins; to be dilapidated; to be desolate
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hair restorer; hair growth tonic
sprout; spring up; come out
all come in; all come out; fully grow
to laugh; LOL
teethe; cut a tooth; start to grow teeth
be replaced with new growth; grow anew
