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にぎわう (nigiwau)

to prosper, to flourish, to do thriving business, to be crowded with people

  • JLPT N1
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 3

Meaning

賑わう (にぎわう, nigiwau) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “to prosper, to flourish, to do thriving business, to be crowded with people”.

Example sentences 11

ここは正月しょうがつはたくさんの人ひとでにぎわいます。

It's lively here with a lot of people at the New Year's holiday.

その山は登山者で賑わう。

That mountain is crowded with mountain climbers.

休日には観光客で賑わう。

On holidays, it is crowded with tourists.

この時期は登山者で賑わう。

It is crowded with mountain climbers during this season.

Conjugation table

賑わう (にぎわう) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary賑わう にぎわうnigiwau
Negative賑わわない にぎわわないnigiwawanai
Past賑わった にぎわったnigiwatta
Past negative賑わわなかった にぎわわなかったnigiwawanakatta
Polite (ます)賑わいます にぎわいますnigiwaimasu
Polite negative賑わいません にぎわいませんnigiwaimasen
Polite past賑わいました にぎわいましたnigiwaimashita
Polite past negative賑わいませんでした にぎわいませんでしたnigiwaimasendeshita
Te-form賑わって にぎわってnigiwatte
Conditional (ば)賑わえば にぎわえばnigiwaeba
Conditional (たら)賑わったら にぎわったらnigiwattara
Potential賑わえる にぎわえるnigiwaeru
Passive賑わわれる にぎわわれるnigiwawareru
Causative賑わわせる にぎわわせるnigiwawaseru
Causative-passive賑わわせられる にぎわわせられるnigiwawaserareru
Volitional賑わおう にぎわおうnigiwaou
Volitional polite賑わいましょう にぎわいましょうnigiwaimashou
Imperative賑わえ にぎわえnigiwae
Desire (たい)賑わいたい にぎわいたいnigiwaitai

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