浮かべる (ukaberu)
浮かべる (うかべる, ukaberu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to float; to set afloat”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- うかべる
- Romaji
- ukaberu
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to float; to set afloat; to launch · ichidan verb, transitive
- to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.) · ichidan verb, transitive
- to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to think of · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 浮かべる
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 浮かべる | うかべる ukaberu |
| Polite (~masu) | 浮かべます | うかべます ukabemasu |
| Negative | 浮かべない | うかべない ukabenai |
| Polite negative | 浮かべません | うかべません ukabemasen |
| Past | 浮かべた | うかべた ukabeta |
| Polite past | 浮かべました | うかべました ukabemashita |
| Negative past | 浮かべなかった | うかべなかった ukabenakatta |
| Te-form | 浮かべて | うかべて ukabete |
| Potential | 浮かべられる | うかべられる ukaberareru |
| Passive | 浮かべられる | うかべられる ukaberareru |
| Causative | 浮かべさせる | うかべさせる ukabesaseru |
| Volitional | 浮かべよう | うかべよう ukabeyou |
| Imperative | 浮かべろ | うかべろ ukabero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 浮かべれば | うかべれば ukabereba |
Kanji in 浮かべる
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 浮かべる.
Source: JMdict entry 1497360 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.