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唸る[うなる] (unaru)

to groan,to moan

  • JLPT N3
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 2
  • #14100 most frequent

Meaning

うなる (unaru) is a JLPT N3 vocabulary word meaning “to groan,to moan”.

Example sentences 9

彼女かのじょは痛いたみのあまりうなっていた

She was groaning in pain.

うなるほど金かねを持っている。

He's in the money.

怪物かいぶつは激怒げきどのあまりうなった。

The Sphinx howled with rage.

そのうなり声ごえはだんだん大おおきくなった。

The howls grew louder and louder.

Conjugation table

うなる is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionaryうなるunaru
Negativeうならないunaranai
Pastうなったunatta
Past negativeうならなかったunaranakatta
Polite (ます)うなりますunarimasu
Polite negativeうなりませんunarimasen
Polite pastうなりましたunarimashita
Polite past negativeうなりませんでしたunarimasendeshita
Te-formうなってunatte
Conditional (ば)うなればunareba
Conditional (たら)うなったらunattara
Potentialうなれるunareru
Passiveうなられるunarareru
Causativeうならせるunaraseru
Causative-passiveうならせられるunaraserareru
Volitionalうなろうunarou
Volitional politeうなりましょうunarimashou
Imperativeうなれunare
Desire (たい)うなりたいunaritai

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