重なる
かさなる
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another- to come one after another; to happen over and over; to pile up (e.g. stress); to accumulate
- to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time; to happen simultaneously
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 重なるかさなる | 重なりますかさなります |
| Negative | 重ならないかさならない | 重なりませんかさなりません |
| Past | 重なったかさなった | 重なりましたかさなりました |
| Past negative | 重ならなかったかさならなかった | 重なりませんでしたかさなりませんでした |
| Te-form | 重なってかさなって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 重なれるかさなれる |
| Passive | 重なられるかさなられる |
| Causative | 重ならせるかさならせる |
| Volitional | 重なろうかさなろう |
| Imperative | 重なれかさなれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 重なればかさなれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 重なったらかさなったら |
Example sentences
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Misfortunes always come in threes.
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It never rains but it pours.
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The Emperor's Birthday fell on Sunday.
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In addition, coincidences inevitably come in threes.
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She had one misfortune after another last year.
More examples (6)
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The next holiday falls on a Sunday.
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The date of the festival coincides with that of the exam.
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My birthday coincides with yours.
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A combination of several mistakes led to the accident.
お客さんって基本わがままと思ってはいるけど、重なるとつらいですね。
I think customers are basically selfish, but if their selfishness continues, then it is unbearable.
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One failure followed another.