振る
ふる
to wave; to shake; to swing; to sprinkle
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Transitive
to wave; to shake; to swing- to sprinkle; to throw (dice)
- to cast (actor); to allocate (work)
- to turn down (someone); to reject; to jilt; to dump
- to abandon; to give up; to ruin
All 14 meanings
- to add kana indicating a reading of a word
- to slightly change headings; to change directions
- to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct
- to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
- to bring up a topic; to lead to a topic
- to replace; to substitute
- to set up a joke for someone else
Suffix, Godan verb (-ru)
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to pose as ...; to behave like ...; to pretend to be ...Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive
to put on airs; to be self-importantColloquial
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 振るふる | 振りますふります |
| Negative | 振らないふらない | 振りませんふりません |
| Past | 振ったふった | 振りましたふりました |
| Past negative | 振らなかったふらなかった | 振りませんでしたふりませんでした |
| Te-form | 振ってふって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 振れるふれる |
| Passive | 振られるふられる |
| Causative | 振らせるふらせる |
| Volitional | 振ろうふろう |
| Imperative | 振れふれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 振ればふれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 振ったらふったら |
Example sentences
サイを振れ。
Roll the dice.
振られちゃった。
I got dumped.
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She dumped him.
トムは手を振った。
Tom waved.
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She waved.
More examples (10)
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He shook his head.
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I shook my head a few times.
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I shook my head.
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Swing your arm back and forth.
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She waved her hand to me.
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He shook his head up and down.
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The dog wagged its tail eagerly.
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Everybody started waving his flag.
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She waved at him.
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Tom shook his head.