肥満
肥満する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 肥満する | 肥満しない |
| Polite | 肥満します | 肥満しません |
| Past polite | 肥満しました | 肥満しませんでした |
| Past | 肥満した | 肥満しなかった |
| Te-form | 肥満して | 肥満しないで |
| Desire | 肥満したい | 肥満したくない |
| Potential | 肥満できる | 肥満できない |
| Passive | 肥満される | 肥満されない |
| Causative | 肥満させる | 肥満させない |
| Causative passive | 肥満させられる | 肥満させられない |
| Volitional | 肥満しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 肥満しましょう | |
| Imperative | 肥満しろ | 肥満するな |
| Conditional | 肥満すれば | 肥満しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 肥満したら | 肥満しなかったら |
Meanings
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
obesity; excess body fat; corpulence
Used as a noun, の-adjective, and intransitive する-verb. It is common in health and medical contexts and sounds more clinical or objective than everyday phrases like 太り過ぎ.
The doctor pointed out that I was obese.
A balance between diet and exercise is important for preventing obesity.
The dog became obese from lack of exercise.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が肥満になるfor someone to become obese
If you keep lacking exercise, you're prone to becoming obese.
- 肥満を防ぐto prevent obesity
A balanced diet helps prevent obesity.
- 肥満気味somewhat overweight; tending toward obesity
I haven't been exercising lately, so I'm getting a bit chubby.
- 肥満に悩むto be troubled by obesity
He has struggled with obesity for many years.
- 肥満度degree of obesity
Doctors use BMI to measure the degree of obesity.