遮る (さえぎる, saegiru) Japanese meaning: block | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000遮る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 遮る | 遮らない |
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| Polite | 遮ります | 遮りません |
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| Past polite | 遮りました | 遮りませんでした |
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| Past | 遮った | 遮らなかった |
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| Te-form | 遮って | 遮らないで |
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| Desire | 遮りたい | 遮りたくない |
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| Potential | 遮れる | 遮れない |
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| Passive | 遮られる | 遮られない |
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| Causative | 遮らせる | 遮らせない |
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| Causative passive | 遮らせられるalso 遮らされる | 遮らせられないalso 遮らされない |
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| Volitional | 遮ろう | |
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| Polite volitional | 遮りましょう | |
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| Imperative | 遮れ | 遮るな |
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| Conditional | 遮れば | 遮らなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 遮ったら | 遮らなかったら |
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い
ビル
が
景色
を
遮
っ
て
いる
。
A tall building is blocking the view.
He raised his hand and cut off my words.
I block the sunlight with a curtain.
Usage patterns
〈人〉の話を遮るto cut someone off while they are speaking
He cut me off and started giving his own opinion.
視界を遮るto block one's view
The tall building is blocking the view.
通行を遮るto block passage or traffic
A fallen tree was blocking passage on the road.
遮るものがないthere is nothing blocking (a view, wind, etc.)
From the rooftop there was nothing blocking the view, and you could see the whole city.
