膨ふくらむ

fukuramu

Godan Verb (mu)

1. to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

Intransitive

一陣いちじんの風かぜをうけて帆ほがふくらんだ。

ichijinno kazeo ukete hoga fukuranda.

A gust of wind swelled the sails.

Other forms:

60 Variants Available

Essential 8 items

膨ふくらまない

fukuramanai

The negative form

1. Not inflate; Not swell

★ Common

Verb

#6135

膨ふくらまなかった

fukuramanakatta

The past negative form

1. Did not inflate.; Did not swell.

★ Common

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#6170

膨ふくらんだ

fukuranda

The past form

1. Swelled; Expanded

★ Common

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#5326

膨ふくらんで

fukurande

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Swelling; Expanding

★ Common

Verb

#5245

膨ふくらみました

fukuramimashita

The polite past form

1. Expanded; Swelled

★ Common

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#6641

膨ふくらみます

fukuramimasu

The polite form

1. To swell; To inflate

★ Common

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#5534

膨ふくらみません

fukuramimasen

The polite negative form

1. Does not swell.; Will not swell.

★ Common

Verb

#6399

膨ふくらみませんでした

fukuramimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Did not swell.; Did not expand.

★ Common

Verb

#6875

Common 24 items

膨ふくらまないで

fukuramanaide

A plain negative request ("don't...")

1. Don't swell.; Don't inflate.

★ Common

Verb

#6754

膨ふくらまなきゃ

fukuramanakya

A casual expression of obligation ("gotta do")

1. Must inflate.; Have to swell.

★ Common

Verb

#6035

膨ふくらまなくてもいい

fukuramanakutemo iu

Expresses lack of necessity ("don't have to do")

1. Don't have to inflate.; Don't need to swell.

★ Common

Adjective

#5873

膨ふくらまなければならない

fukuramanakereba naranai

Expresses obligation ("must do")

1. Must inflate.; Must swell.

★ Common

Adjective

#5517

膨ふくらみたい

fukuramitai

Expresses the desire to do something ("want to…")

1. Want to expand; Want to inflate

★ Common

Verb

#5337

膨ふくらみたくない

fukuramitakunai

Expresses the lack of desire to do something ("do not want to…")

1. Don't want to swell.; Don't want to expand.

★ Common

Verb

#6358

膨ふくらむところ

fukuramu tokoro

Indicates being about to do something

1. About to swell; About to inflate

★ Common

Verb

#5971

膨ふくらむみたい

fukuramu mitai

Expresses appearance based on observation ("looks like...")

1. Looks like it's swelling.; Looks like it's inflating.

★ Common

Verb

#5884

膨ふくらめない

fukuramenai

Expresses inability (cannot do)

1. Cannot inflate.; Cannot swell.

★ Common

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#6780

膨ふくらめる

fukurameru

Expresses ability (can do)

1. Inflate; Expand

★ Common

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#4807

膨ふくらもう

fukuramō

Informal suggestion or intention ("let's…")

1. Let's swell.; Let's inflate.

★ Common

Verb

#5932

膨ふくらんじゃう

fukuranja u

The completive aspect (contracted form) - indicates completion or regret

1. To swell up; To get carried away

★ Common

Verb

#6291

膨ふくらんじゃダメ

fukuranja dame

A casual prohibition ("not allowed to...")

1. Don't inflate.; Don't swell.

★ Common

Verb

#4828

膨ふくらんだばかり

fukurandabakari

Indicates an action has just been completed

1. Just inflated; Newly inflated

★ Common

Verb

#4908

膨ふくらんでいない

fukurande inai

The negative of an ongoing action or state

1. Not inflated; Not swelling

★ Common

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#4810

膨ふくらんでいる

fukurande iru

Expresses an ongoing action or state

1. Expanding; Swelling

★ Common

Verb

#6183

膨ふくらんではいけない

fukurandewa ikenai

Expresses prohibition ("must not do")

1. Must not inflate.; Do not swell.

★ Common

Adjective

#5107

膨ふくらんでもいい

fukurandemo iu

Expresses permission ("may do")

1. May swell.; May inflate.

★ Common

Adjective

#5692

膨ふくらんどく

fukurandoku

Preparatory: doing something in advance or leaving it done

1. To swell; To inflate

★ Common

Verb

#6095

膨ふくらまないでください

fukuramanaide kudasai

A polite negative request ("please don't...")

1. Don't inflate.; Don't swell.

★ Common

Verb

#5383

膨ふくらみなさい

fukuraminasai

A polite command form (e.g., parent to child)

1. Inflate.; Expand.

★ Common

Verb

#6479

膨ふくらみましょう

fukuramimashō

Formal suggestion or intention ("let's…")

1. Let's swell.; Let's expand.

★ Common

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#5304

膨ふくらめます

fukuramemasu

The polite form for expressing ability

1. Can inflate.; Am able to inflate.

★ Common

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#4945

膨ふくらんでいます

fukurande imasu

Polite form for an ongoing action or state

1. Is swelling.; Is expanding.

★ Common

Verb

#4938

Advanced 28 items

膨ふくらませられる

fukuramaserareru

The causative-passive form (is made to be done)

1. To be inflated; To be puffed up

★ Common

Verb

#5506

膨ふくらませる

fukuramaseru

The causative voice (to make/let someone do)

1. inflate; swell

★ Common

Verb

#6765

膨ふくらまないでくれ

fukuramanaide kure

A masculine negative request

1. Don't swell.; Don't inflate.

★ Common

Verb

#6664

膨ふくらまなければいけない

fukuramanakereba ikenai

Alternative obligation form

1. Must inflate.; Must swell.

★ Common

Adjective

#6084

膨ふくらまれる

fukuramareru

The passive voice (is done by …)

1. To be inflated; To be swollen

★ Common

Verb

#6375

膨ふくらみがち

fukuramigachi

Indicates a tendency to do something

1. Prone to swelling; Tendency to expand

★ Common

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#4903

膨ふくらみきる

fukuramikiru

Emphasizes complete achievement

1. Fullness; Completion

★ Common

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#6802

膨ふくらみそうだ

fukuramisōda

Expresses appearance from visual evidence

1. Looks swollen; Seems to bulge

★ Common

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#6366

膨ふくらみっぱなし

fukuramippanashi

Indicates something is left in a state

1. Inflated; Swollen

★ Common

Verb

#6522

膨ふくらみぬく

fukuraminuku

Emphasizes perseverance through completion

1. Completion despite difficulty; Tenacity

★ Common

Verb

#5671

膨ふくらむそうだ

fukuramu sōda

Expresses hearsay ("I heard that...")

1. It seems...; It is said...

★ Common

Verb

#7023

膨ふくらむと

fukuramuto

The "-to" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If it swells; When it swells

★ Common

Verb

#5406

膨ふくらむな

fukuramuna

A strong, direct prohibition ("don't!")

1. Don't swell.; Don't inflate.

★ Common

Verb

#5992

膨ふくらむなら

fukuramunara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If it swells; When it swells

★ Common

Verb

#6373

膨ふくらむようだ

fukuramu yōda

A more formal way to express appearance ("appears that...")

1. Seems; Looks like

★ Common

Verb

#5151

膨ふくらむらしい

fukuramurashii

Expresses appearance based on inference ("seems that...")

1. Seems to swell.; Appears to inflate.

★ Common

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#5130

膨ふくらめ

fukurame

A strong, direct command

1. Inflate; Expand

★ Common

Verb

#6416

膨ふくらめば

fukurameba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. if it swells; when it swells

★ Common

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#6483

膨ふくらんだそうだ

fukuranda sōda

Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...")

1. It seems...; Apparently...

★ Common

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#4849

膨ふくらんだだろう

fukurandadarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably swollen.; Probably inflated.

★ Common

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#5936

膨ふくらんだところ

fukuranda tokoro

Indicates just did something

1. Swelled; Puffed up

★ Common

Verb

#6402

膨ふくらんだら

fukurandara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. if/when it swells; when it gets inflated

★ Common

Verb

#6518

膨ふくらんだらしい

fukurandarashii

Expresses appearance about a past event ("seems to have...")

1. Swelled; Expanded

★ Common

Verb

#5980

膨ふくらんでくれ

fukurande kure

A casual, masculine request

1. Inflate.; Get bigger.

★ Common

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#5951

膨ふくらんでちょうだい

fukurande chōdai

A casual, feminine request

1. Swell up, please.; Get bigger, please.

★ Common

Verb

#6838

膨ふくらんでくださいませ

fukurande kudasaimase

An extra polite request

1. Please inflate.; Please swell.

★ Common

Verb

#5226

膨ふくらんではならない

fukurandewa naranai

Formal prohibition

1. Must not inflate.; Do not swell.

★ Common

Adjective

#6561

膨ふくらんでもよろしい

fukurandemo yoroshii

Formal permission

1. May I expand.; You may inflate.

★ Common

Adjective

#6549

膨ふくらむ

fukuramu

Word Pronunciation

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