JLPT N2 · Verb

凭れる (motareru)

凭れる (もたれる, motareru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to lean against; to lean on”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: もたれる
Romaji: motareru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on · ichidan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested · ichidan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

彼は壁にもたれていた。

He was leaning against the wall.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 凭れる

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	凭れる	もたれる motareru
Polite (~masu)	凭れます	もたれます motaremasu
Negative	凭れない	もたれない motarenai
Polite negative	凭れません	もたれません motaremasen
Past	凭れた	もたれた motareta
Polite past	凭れました	もたれました motaremashita
Negative past	凭れなかった	もたれなかった motarenakatta
Te-form	凭れて	もたれて motarete
Potential	凭れられる	もたれられる motarerareru
Passive	凭れられる	もたれられる motarerareru
Causative	凭れさせる	もたれさせる motaresaseru
Volitional	凭れよう	もたれよう motareyou
Imperative	凭れろ	もたれろ motarero
Conditional (~ba)	凭れれば	もたれれば motarereba

Kanji in 凭れる

凭

lean on, recline on, lie heavyヒョウ・ヘイ・もた.れる・よ.る · 8 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1564380 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.