暴れる|あばれるabareru[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 暴れる（あばれる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 暴れます（あばれます） |
| Negative (nai) | 暴れない（あばれない） |
| polite (masen) | 暴れません（あばれません） |
| classical zu / nu | 暴れず・暴れぬ（あばれず・あばれぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 暴れた（あばれた） |
| polite (mashita) | 暴れました（あばれました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 暴れなかった（あばれなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 暴れませんでした（あばれませんでした） |
| Te form | 暴れて（あばれて） |
| Potential | 暴れられる（あばれられる） |
| Passive | 暴れられる（あばれられる） |
| Causative | 暴れさせる（あばれさせる） |
| Causative passive | 暴れさせられる（あばれさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 暴れれば（あばれれば） |
| tara | 暴れたら（あばれたら） |
| Volitional | 暴れよう（あばれよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 暴れましょう（あばれましょう） |
| Imperative | 暴れろ（あばれろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related吹き荒れるふきあれるWrittenWritten. Of wind raging; also figuratively for a trend or violence sweeping fiercely, as in 「嵐が吹き荒れる」.
- Related荒れ狂うあれくるうWrittenWritten. Describes raging storms and waves or a person violently out of control, as in 「荒れ狂う海」; more intense than 「暴れる」.
- Related猛り狂うたけりくるうWrittenWritten. Fierce, frenzied violence; used mostly of beasts and fury, and rare in modern Japanese.
- Related吹きまくるふきまくるCasualColloquial. Wind blowing hard without stopping; also bragging endlessly about oneself.
- Related暴れ狂うあばれくるうWrittenWritten. Wild, frenzied rampaging; even stronger than 「暴れる」, with few examples in use.
- Related逆巻くさかまくWrittenWritten. Of waves surging and churning, as in 「逆巻く波」; used only of water.
- Related吹きすさぶふきすさぶWrittenWritten. Used above all of a cold wind howling fiercely, as in 「北風が吹きすさぶ」; its focus is on the force of the wind.
- Related怒り狂ういかりくるうWrittenWritten. Flying into an uncontrollable rage; centers on the emotion, while 「暴れる」 centers on the behavior.
- Related荒むすさむNeutralRefers to one's mind or life turning coarse and degraded, as in 「心が荒む」; not about violent action.
- Related猛るたけるWrittenWritten. Fierce and violent, or fired up with excitement; rare in modern Japanese.
- AntonymおとなしいNeutralGentle, quiet and docile; the opposite of the rampaging 「暴れる」.
- Antonym静かしずかNeutralQuiet and still; the opposite of the noisy, thrashing-about 「暴れる」.
- Antonym落ち着くおちつくNeutralTo calm down and settle; the opposite of 「暴れる」.
Use 「暴れる」 for violence, rowdiness, or struggling, as in 「酔って暴れる」. For raging wind and waves say 「荒れ狂う」 or 「吹き荒れる」; for furious rage say 「怒り狂う」. The opposites are 「おとなしい」 and 「落ち着く」.
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