広げる
ひろげる
to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge; to widen; to broaden- to unfold; to open; to unroll; to unwrap
- to scatter about; to spread around
- to make flourish; to cause to prosper
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 広げるひろげる | 広げますひろげます |
| Negative | 広げないひろげない | 広げませんひろげません |
| Past | 広げたひろげた | 広げましたひろげました |
| Past negative | 広げなかったひろげなかった | 広げませんでしたひろげませんでした |
| Te-form | 広げてひろげて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 広げられるひろげられる |
| Passive | 広げられるひろげられる |
| Causative | 広げさせるひろげさせる |
| Volitional | 広げようひろげよう |
| Imperative | 広げろひろげろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 広げればひろげれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 広げたらひろげたら |
Example sentences
手を広げて。
Open your hand!
指を広げてみて。
Spread your fingers.
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The bird spread its wings.
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The bird spread its wings.
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They widened the road.
More examples (10)
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He expanded his research.
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The crow spread his wings.
ロビーで傘を広げないで。
Don't open your umbrella in the lobby.
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They increased the territory of the empire.
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I unfolded the map on the desk.
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Good movies broaden your horizons.
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Lay the napkin across your lap.
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He tried to enlarge his sphere of influence.
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Spread the table, and contention will cease.
ケイトはテーブルに布を広げた。
Kate spread the cloth over the table.