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表層形
驅る
カル
動詞

驅る (カル)

Karu · かる — to spur on, to urge forward, to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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驅る in rōmaji: karu.

動詞 一般 * *
📝 駆る 🔤 五段-ラ行 📐 終止形-一般
Updated: 2026年8月13日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
驅る
見出し語 (Lemma)
駆る
読み (Reading)
カル
品詞 (POS)
動詞・一般・*・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
五段-ラ行
活用形 (Conj. Form)
終止形-一般
表記 (Orthography)
驅る
読み・基本形
カル
表記・基本形
驅る
見出し語の読み
カル
💡 English Meaning

驅る means “to spur on, to urge forward, to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

駆る (カル) — main entry →

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カル
Lemma: 駆る
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⚡ 五段 (Godan/U-verb) Conjugations
ます形 (Polite)
駆ります
て形 (Te-form)
駆って
過去形 (Past)
駆った
否定形 (Negative)
駆らない
意向形 (Volitional)
駆りましょう
可能形 (Potential)
駆れる
受身形 (Passive)
駆られる
使役形 (Causative)
駆らせる
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (驅る) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (駆る) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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