浮かぶ
うかぶ
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-bu), Intransitive
to float; to be suspended- to rise to the surface; to appear; to emerge; to show up; to loom (up)
- to come to mind; to have inspiration
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 浮かぶうかぶ | 浮かびますうかびます |
| Negative | 浮かばないうかばない | 浮かびませんうかびません |
| Past | 浮かんだうかんだ | 浮かびましたうかびました |
| Past negative | 浮かばなかったうかばなかった | 浮かびませんでしたうかびませんでした |
| Te-form | 浮かんでうかんで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 浮かべるうかべる |
| Passive | 浮かばれるうかばれる |
| Causative | 浮かばせるうかばせる |
| Volitional | 浮かぼううかぼう |
| Imperative | 浮かべうかべ |
| Conditional (ば) | 浮かべばうかべば |
| Conditional (たら) | 浮かんだらうかんだら |
Example sentences
名案が浮かんだ。
A good idea occurred to me.
石は浮かびません。
A stone does not float.
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A good idea presented itself.
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A great idea presented itself in my mind.
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The ship was afloat at last.
More examples (10)
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I can't think of anything.
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The ship rode over the waves.
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A good idea suddenly struck me.
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The clouds floating in the sky are beautiful.
いい考えが浮かんだよ。
I hit on a good idea.
名案が浮かんだんだよ。
A bright idea came to me.
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A good idea occurred to him.
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Tears came to her eyes.
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His words came to mind.
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A good idea struck me.