香 る kaoru
kaoru
Godan Verb (ru)
1. to smell sweet; to be fragrant
Intransitive
niwaniwa barano hanaga kaotte iru.
The garden is fragrant with the smell of roses.
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niwaniwa barano hanaga kaotte iru.
The garden is fragrant with the smell of roses.
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58 Variants Available
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kaotte
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Smelling; To smell of
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kaorimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Did not smell.; Did not have a fragrance.
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kaocchau
The completive aspect (contracted form) - indicates completion or regret
1. Smell good (and wish you hadn't); Smell delicious (and wish you hadn't)
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kaoranakutemo iu
Expresses lack of necessity ("don't have to do")
1. Don't have to smell.; Don't need to be fragrant.
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kaoranakereba naranai
Expresses obligation ("must do")
1. Must be fragrant.; Must smell good.
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kaoritai
Expresses the desire to do something ("want to…")
1. Want to smell; Want to be close to
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kaoritakunai
Expresses the lack of desire to do something ("do not want to…")
1. Don't want to smell.; Don't want to be fragrant.
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kaoru tokoro
Indicates being about to do something
1. About to smell; On the verge of smelling
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kaoru mitai
Expresses appearance based on observation ("looks like...")
1. Smells like...; Seems to smell like...
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kaoranaide kudasai
A polite negative request ("please don't...")
1. Don't smell me.; Please don't smell.
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kaotta sōda
Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...")
1. It smelled good.; I heard it smelled good.
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kaottarashii
Expresses appearance about a past event ("seems to have...")
1. Smelled good; Apparently smelled good
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kaoraserareru
The causative-passive form (is made to be done)
1. To be scented; To be flavored
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kaoranakereba ikenai
Alternative obligation form
1. Must be fragrant; Have to be fragrant
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kaoru sōda
Expresses hearsay ("I heard that...")
1. It smells good, apparently.; I hear it smells good.
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kaorurashii
Expresses appearance based on inference ("seems that...")
1. Seems fragrant.; Apparently smells good.
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