潤う
うるおう · uruou (also spelled uruo)
To become moist, to be moistened, to become damp, to get wet
- to profit (from), to benefit, to become prosperous, to flourish, to be made rich
- to be refreshed (of one's mind), to be enriched (of one's heart)
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 潤いますうるおいます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 潤いませんうるおいません |
| Polite past (ました) | 潤いましたうるおいました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 潤いませんでしたうるおいませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 潤いましょううるおいましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 潤いうるおい |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 潤いたいうるおいたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 潤いながらうるおいながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 潤ってうるおって |
| Plain past (た形) | 潤ったうるおった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 潤ったらうるおったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 潤っているうるおっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 潤わないうるおわない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 潤わなかったうるおわなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 潤わなくてうるおわなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 潤えるうるおえる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 潤えばうるおえば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 潤えうるおえ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 潤おううるおおう |
| Passive (受身形) | 潤われるうるおわれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 潤わせるうるおわせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 潤わされるうるおわされる |
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What does 潤う mean?
To become moist, to be moistened, to become damp, to get wet. It can also mean: to profit (from), to benefit, to become prosperous, to flourish, to be made rich; to be refreshed (of one's mind), to be enriched (of one's heart).
How do you pronounce 潤う?
うるおう (uruou). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 3. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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