耽る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 耽る | 耽らない |
| Polite | 耽ります | 耽りません |
| Past polite | 耽りました | 耽りませんでした |
| Past | 耽った | 耽らなかった |
| Te-form | 耽って | 耽らないで |
| Desire | 耽りたい | 耽りたくない |
| Potential | 耽れる | 耽れない |
| Passive | 耽られる | 耽られない |
| Causative | 耽らせる | 耽らせない |
| Causative passive | 耽らせられるalso 耽らされる | 耽らせられないalso 耽らされない |
| Volitional | 耽ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 耽りましょう | |
| Imperative | 耽れ | 耽るな |
| Conditional | 耽れば | 耽らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 耽ったら | 耽らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
indulge in; give oneself up to; be obsessed by
Intransitive verb describing deep, often excessive immersion in an activity or state. Commonly used with に to mark the object of indulgence.
He is indulging in alcohol.
On holidays I often lose myself in reading.
godan verb (-ru), auxiliary verb
be engrossed in; be lost in; be absorbed in
Auxiliary verb use, attaching to the continuative form of another verb to express being deeply absorbed in that action. Often seen in compounds like 読み耽る.
See also: 読みふける
She is absorbed in reading a novel.
I ended up spending the whole day lost in playing games.
Every night he loses himself in fantasy.
She was lost in thought by the window.