肥える|こえるkoeru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto grow fat; to gain weight; to put on weight
    肥こえた鶏にわとりは卵たまごを産うまない。↗
    Fat hens lay few eggs.
  2. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto grow fertile (of soil)
    Fertile soil is indispensable for agriculture.
  3. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to be refined
  4. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto become rich; to become wealthy
Conjugation
Dictionary form肥える(こえる)
Polite (masu)肥えます(こえます)
Negative (nai)肥えない(こえない)
polite (masen)肥えません(こえません)
classical zu / nu肥えず・肥えぬ(こえず・こえぬ)
Past (ta)肥えた(こえた)
polite (mashita)肥えました(こえました)
Past negative (nakatta)肥えなかった(こえなかった)
polite (masen deshita)肥えませんでした(こえませんでした)
Te form肥えて(こえて)
Potential肥えられる(こえられる)
Passive肥えられる(こえられる)
Causative肥えさせる(こえさせる)
Causative passive肥えさせられる(こえさせられる)
Conditional (ba)肥えれば(こえれば)
tara肥えたら(こえたら)
Volitional肥えよう(こえよう)
polite (mashou)肥えましょう(こえましょう)
Imperative肥えろ(こえろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Transitive / intransitive pair
intransitive肥えるこえる⇄transitive肥やすこやす
土地とちが肥こえる
肥える emphasizes that the land itself becomes fertile, while 肥やす focuses on the action of enriching the land.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 人ひとや動物どうぶつが太ふとって体からだに肉にくがつく。
  2. 地味ちみが豊ゆたかになる。
  3. 良し悪よしあしを識別しきべつする能力のうりょくが備そなわる。
  4. 資産しさんが増ふえる。
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