まくる
Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 捲る
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Transitive
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves)Auxiliary verb, Godan verb (-ru)
to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to do with reckless abandon; to do continuouslyGodan verb (-ru), Transitive
to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behindSlang- to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.)
- to tear off; to strip off; to take off; to pull off (e.g. a blanket); to pull up (e.g. floorboards); to tear up
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | まくる | まくります |
| Negative | まくらない | まくりません |
| Past | まくった | まくりました |
| Past negative | まくらなかった | まくりませんでした |
| Te-form | まくって |
|---|---|
| Potential | まくれる |
| Passive | まくられる |
| Causative | まくらせる |
| Volitional | まくろう |
| Imperative | まくれ |
| Conditional (ば) | まくれば |
| Conditional (たら) | まくったら |
Example sentences
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Students bustled about all the night.
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The stockholders are making money hand over fist.
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Her continuous chatter vexes me.
見境なくセックスしまくる人はエイズなどの性病が怖くないのですか？
Aren't people who have promiscuous sex afraid of VDs like AIDS?
「みろ、お前のお陰でフラれまくりだぞ」「そう？日頃の行いのせいじゃない？」
"Look! Thanks to you I'm getting dumped all the time." "Oh? Isn't it just because of your everyday behaviour?"
More examples (10)
半角カタカナをインターネット上の色んな所で使えば、いつか顰蹙をかいまくる事になるよ。
If you go around the Internet, using half-width katakana in various places, eventually you're going to end up pissing off a lot of people.
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I turn over a page of the book.
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Please turn over the page.
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Please turn the page.
彼はカレンダーをめくった。
He turned over a calendar.
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She turned a page of her book.
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I turned page after page.
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She turned over the page with excitement.
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He was idly turning over the pages of a magazine.
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She was idly turning over the pages of a magazine.