流れる
ながれる
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink); to be washed away
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink)- to be washed away; to be carried
- to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray
- to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate
- to be heard (e.g. music); to be played
All 9 meanings
- to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair)
- to pass; to elapse; to be transmitted
- to be called off; to be forfeited
- to disappear; to be removed
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 流れるながれる | 流れますながれます |
| Negative | 流れないながれない | 流れませんながれません |
| Past | 流れたながれた | 流れましたながれました |
| Past negative | 流れなかったながれなかった | 流れませんでしたながれませんでした |
| Te-form | 流れてながれて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 流れられるながれられる |
| Passive | 流れられるながれられる |
| Causative | 流れさせるながれさせる |
| Volitional | 流れようながれよう |
| Imperative | 流れろながれろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 流れればながれれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 流れたらながれたら |
Example sentences
雲が流れていく。
The clouds are rolling away.
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Water finds its own level.
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Flowing water does not stagnate.
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A tear ran down her cheek.
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Clouds sail across the sky.
More examples (10)
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Blood flows through blood vessels.
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Tears were rolling down her cheek.
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Still waters run deep.
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Blood runs in the veins.
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The blood ran red.
トイレの水が流れます。
The toilet flushes.
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There were white clouds sailing in the sky.
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A river runs down through the valley.
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The floor was running with water.
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Blood ran from his wound.