塗る
ぬる
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion)
JLPT N4 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Transitive
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer; to varnish; to put up (wallpaper)
Rare and archaic meanings (1)
- to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkleObsolete
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 塗るぬる | 塗りますぬります |
| Negative | 塗らないぬらない | 塗りませんぬりません |
| Past | 塗ったぬった | 塗りましたぬりました |
| Past negative | 塗らなかったぬらなかった | 塗りませんでしたぬりませんでした |
| Te-form | 塗ってぬって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 塗れるぬれる |
| Passive | 塗られるぬられる |
| Causative | 塗らせるぬらせる |
| Volitional | 塗ろうぬろう |
| Imperative | 塗れぬれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 塗ればぬれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 塗ったらぬったら |
Example sentences
塗ってください。
Paint, please.
口紅塗ってるの。
I'm putting on lipstick.
日焼け止め塗った？
Did you put on sunscreen?
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We're going to paint the wall.
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Dad painted the walls white.
More examples (10)
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I painted the fence green.
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We've painted the walls white.
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The wall was coated with paint.
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She painted the walls white.
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He painted the ceiling blue.
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He painted the door blue.
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I made him paint the house.
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Meg colored the picture.
ペンキを塗らなくちゃ。
Gotta paint it.
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He painted the door blue.