溜まる
たまる
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 溜まるたまる | 溜まりますたまります |
| Negative | 溜まらないたまらない | 溜まりませんたまりません |
| Past | 溜まったたまった | 溜まりましたたまりました |
| Past negative | 溜まらなかったたまらなかった | 溜まりませんでしたたまりませんでした |
| Te-form | 溜まってたまって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 溜まれるたまれる |
| Passive | 溜まられるたまられる |
| Causative | 溜まらせるたまらせる |
| Volitional | 溜まろうたまろう |
| Imperative | 溜まれたまれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 溜まればたまれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 溜まったらたまったら |
Example sentences
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Standing pools gather filth.
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Today is the day I finally bang out all the housework that's been needing to be done.
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The more you have, the more you want.
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I clear my lungs of the smoke lingering inside, and turn my eyes to a park shrouded in the dark.
どんなに焦っても庶務的な仕事がどんどん溜まってきて追いつかない。
No matter how much I rush it, miscellaneous work keeps piling up and I can't catch up with it.
More examples (10)
疲れが溜まると無性に体に悪いもの食べたくなるのなんでなんだろう。
I wonder why when we get tired, we want to eat a lot of junk food.
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Tears gathered in her eyes.
ストレスがたまってきたよ。
I'm feeling stressed.
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The tears began to gather in her eyes.
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I think I have a lot of tartar.
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I have gas.
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Dust had accumulated in the attic.
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Dust had accumulated on the desk.
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I'm afraid I have water in my knee joint.
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I owe two months' rent for my room.