こぼれる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | こぼれる | こぼれない |
| Polite | こぼれます | こぼれません |
| Past polite | こぼれました | こぼれませんでした |
| Past | こぼれた | こぼれなかった |
| Te-form | こぼれて | こぼれないで |
| Desire | こぼれたい | こぼれたくない |
| Potential | こぼれられるalso こぼれれる | こぼれられないalso こぼれれない |
| Passive | こぼれられる | こぼれられない |
| Causative | こぼれさせる | こぼれさせない |
| Causative passive | こぼれさせられる | こぼれさせられない |
| Volitional | こぼれよう | |
| Polite volitional | こぼれましょう | |
| Imperative | こぼれろ | こぼれるな |
| Conditional | こぼれれば | こぼれなければ |
| Tara conditional | こぼれたら | こぼれなかったら |
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Intransitive: liquid, grains, contents, etc. come out unintentionally from a container or over an edge. The transitive counterpart is こぼす, 'to spill something.'
Water spilled from the cup.
Rice is falling out through a hole in the bag.
The soup looks like it is about to overflow from the pot.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
peek through; show from within; become visible
Figurative/descriptive use for something partly showing from a place where it is normally hidden or enclosed. It often has a soft, slightly literary feel.
When she smiled, her white teeth showed.
White lace is peeking out from the collar.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Used of a smile, tears, words, or similar things that come out involuntarily or naturally, especially in set-like collocations such as 笑みがこぼれる and 涙がこぼれる.
When I heard the news, a smile escaped me.
At the news that she had passed, tears spilled from her eyes.
Water spilled out of the cup.
Hearing that story, tears welled up before I knew it.
Light was peeking through the gap in the curtains.
A smile spread naturally across his face.