唸る
うなる · unaru
To groan, to moan
- to roar, to howl, to growl
- to hum (engine, wind, etc.), to buzz, to whiz, to sough
- to ooh and aah (in admiration)
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 唸りますうなります |
| Polite negative (ません) | 唸りませんうなりません |
| Polite past (ました) | 唸りましたうなりました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 唸りませんでしたうなりませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 唸りましょううなりましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 唸りうなり |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 唸りたいうなりたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 唸りながらうなりながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 唸ってうなって |
| Plain past (た形) | 唸ったうなった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 唸ったらうなったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 唸っているうなっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 唸らないうならない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 唸らなかったうならなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 唸らなくてうならなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 唸れるうなれる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 唸ればうなれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 唸れうなれ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 唸ろううなろう |
| Passive (受身形) | 唸られるうなられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 唸らせるうならせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 唸らされるうならされる |
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Questions
What does 唸る mean?
To groan, to moan. It can also mean: to roar, to howl, to growl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.), to buzz, to whiz, to sough; to ooh and aah (in admiration).
How do you pronounce 唸る?
うなる (unaru). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
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