干る
ひる · hiru
To dry (up), to become parched
- to ebb, to recede
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| Polite (ます形) | 干ますひます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 干ませんひません |
| Polite past (ました) | 干ましたひました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 干ませんでしたひませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 干ましょうひましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 干ひ |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 干たいひたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 干ながらひながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 干てひて |
| Plain past (た形) | 干たひた |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 干たらひたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 干ているひている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 干ないひない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 干なかったひなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 干なくてひなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 干られるひられる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 干ればひれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 干ろひろ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 干ようひよう |
| Passive (受身形) | 干られるひられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 干させるひさせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 干させられるひさせられる |
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What does 干る mean?
To dry (up), to become parched. It can also mean: to ebb, to recede.
How do you pronounce 干る?
ひる (hiru). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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