Japanese reference
広がる
ひろがる
to spread or expand (intransitive)
Regular · 18 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | ひろがる (hirogaru)something spreads |
| Polite, masu | ひろがります (hirogarimasu)something spreads |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ひろがらない (hirogaranai)something does not spread |
| Polite negative | ひろがりません (hirogarimasen)something does not spread |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ひろがった (hirogatta)something spread |
| Polite past | ひろがりました (hirogarimashita)something spread |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ひろがらなかった (hirogaranakatta)something did not spread |
| Polite past negative | ひろがりませんでした (hirogarimasendeshita)something did not spread |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ひろがって (hirogatte)spreading (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ひろがりまして (hirogarimashite)spreading (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ひろがっている (hirogatteiru)something is spreading |
| Polite te-iru | ひろがっています (hirogatteimasu)something is spreading |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ひろがれば (hirogareba)if something spreads |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ひろがりますれば (hirogarimasureba)if something spreads (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | ひろがったら (hirogattara)if something spreads |
| Polite conditional, tara | ひろがりましたら (hirogarimashitara)if something spreads |
Voice
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ひろがらせる (hirogaraseru)cause something to spread |
| Polite causative | ひろがらせます (hirogarasemasu)cause something to spread |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ひろがります (hirogarimasu)something spreads |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ひろがりません (hirogarimasen)something does not spread |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ひろがりました (hirogarimashita)something spread |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ひろがりませんでした (hirogarimasendeshita)something did not spread |
Aspect
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ひろがってしまう (hirogatteshimau)something spreads completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ひろがってしまいます (hirogatteshimaimasu)something spreads completely or regrettably |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ひろがったことがある (hirogattakotogaaru)have the experience of: something spread |
| Polite past experience | ひろがったことがあります (hirogattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: something spread |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ひろがると (hirogaruto)whenever you something spreads |
| Polite automatic result | ひろがりますと (hirogarimasuto)whenever you something spreads |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ひろがるなら (hirogarunara)if you mean to something spreads |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ひろがるだろう (hirogarudarou)probably something spreads |
| Polite probability | ひろがるでしょう (hirogarudeshou)probably something spreads |
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