肥える|こえるkoeru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto grow fat; to gain weight; to put on weight
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto grow fertile (of soil)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to be refined
- 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
土地が肥える
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
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