Nihoner

ぶら

bura

JLPT N2 verb 未然形

is the negative stem of ぶる — to wave, to shake, to swing.

  • to sprinkle, to throw (dice)
  • to cast (actor), to allocate (work)
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How it’s built

ぶる ぶら

Negative stem (). Never used alone — it is the base for ない (not), れる/られる (passive), せる/させる (causative): 書か → 書かない.

ぶる is a godan verb (u-verb), so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite ぶります
Polite negative ぶりません
Polite past ぶりました
Polite past negative ぶりませんでした
Let us ~ ぶりましょう
Masu-stem ぶり
Want to ~ ぶりたい
While ~ing ぶりながら
Te-form ぶって
Plain past ぶった
Tara-conditional ぶったら
Progressive ぶっている
Plain negative ぶらない
Plain past negative ぶらなかった
Negative te-form ぶらなくて
Potential ぶれる
Ba-conditional ぶれば
Imperative ぶれ
Volitional ぶろう
Passive ぶられる
Causative ぶらせる
Causative-passive ぶらされる

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In real sentences

I'd like to try on this blouse too—do you have it in my size?

Nihoner sentence bank

I make it a rule to wash this plastic before putting it out.

Nihoner sentence bank

His hands were empty.

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Other forms and spellings

ふるフルふれぶれふりゃぶりゃふろぶろふろうふろっふろふぶろうぶろっぶろふふらぶん
negative stem of ぶる