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- Reading and JLPT level
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募る JLPT 1
- Kana Reading
- つのる
- Romaji
- tsunoru
- Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru' ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
- Example sentence
- ６月末に参加者を募ったら１週間弱で約５００席が予約でいっぱいになった。 When participants were sought at the end of June all, about 500, seats were reserved in under a week.
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to grow violent; to become stronger; to become worse
- Example sentence
- 高校時代からつきあっている彼氏はいるものの、つきあいが惰性になっていると感じ、不満をつのらせている。 She has a boyfriend she's been going out with since high school but feels their relationship has become a matter of habit and is increasingly dissatisfied.
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Examples of 募る, つのる in a sentence
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６月末に参加者を募ったら１週間弱で約５００席が予約でいっぱいになった。
When participants were sought at the end of June all, about 500, seats were reserved in under a week.
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高校時代からつきあっている彼氏はいるものの、つきあいが惰性になっていると感じ、不満をつのらせている。
She has a boyfriend she's been going out with since high school but feels their relationship has become a matter of habit and is increasingly dissatisfied.
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Distrust of the Social Insurance Agency and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare just keeps getting stronger.
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革命政府は、民衆から兵をつのって防戦するとともに、共和政治を確立して、捕らえていたルイ１６世を処刑しました。
The revolutionary government, while raising troops from the masses and fighting a defensive battle, established a republic and executed Louis XVI.
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Thoughts of being trapped grew stronger.
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Rising costs are fueling anxieties among consumers.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 募る
- Plain Polite
- 募ります
- Negative
- 募らない
- Negative Polite
- 募りません
Past
- Plain
- 募った
- Plain Polite
- 募りました
- Negative
- 募らなかった
- Negative Polite
- 募りませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 募って
- Plain Polite
- 募りまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 募られる
- Plain Polite
- 募られます
- Negative
- 募られない
- Negative Polite
- 募られません
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