ichidan verb (v1, vt) · N5
借りるkariru
to borrow
- to rent
- to hire
- to make use ofanother's help, wisdom, etc.
Remember it
Connect the sound to "carry loan". Picture someone carrying a borrowed item in a scene for "to borrow" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 借りる | 借りた | 借りない | 借りなかった |
Formal -masu base | 借ります | 借りました | 借りません | 借りませんでした |
te-form
借りて
connector — “… and then”
Ichidan verb — drop る, add the ending. Same pattern every time.
Learning status
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