Go out, burn, flow, leak
Core words, Stage 4chunk 11 of 79Verbs: change, start and end
Lets you describe lights going out, fire, and things flowing, leaking or slipping out.
- kierugo out (light, fire); disappear; vanish
- moeruburn; be fired up
- nukerucome out (teeth, hair); slip out, leave (a meeting, group); go through
- nagareruflow; be playing (music); fall through (plans)
- moreruleak; get out (secrets); be bursting (for the toilet)
Mix-ups Kieru (it goes out) vs kesu (turn it off); moreru (leak) vs nagareru (flow).
kieru
polite kiemasu
go out (light, fire); disappear; vanish
Lights, fires and screens going off by themselves; also people or things vanishing.
Kesu is 'turn off, erase' (you do it): denki o kesu.
kyuu ni denki ga kieta.
The lights suddenly went out.
急に電気が消えた。
kyuu ni denki ga kiemashita.
The lights suddenly went out.
急に電気が消えました。
Written 消える · きえる · 消えますRank #561 in 3,030 TV dramas
moeru
polite moemasu
burn; be fired up
Things catching or being on fire; also feeling fired up.
Moyasu is 'burn it' (you do it). Moenai gomi = non-burnable trash.
moeru gomi wa getsuyoubi da yo.
Burnable trash goes out on Mondays.
燃えるゴミは月曜日だよ。
moeru gomi wa getsuyoubi desu.
Burnable trash goes out on Mondays.
燃えるゴミは月曜日です。
Written 燃える · もえる · 燃えますRank #2158 in 3,030 TV dramas
nukeru
polite nukemasu
come out (teeth, hair); slip out, leave (a meeting, group); go through
Something coming loose or out, or a person leaving partway: a meeting, a club, a job.
Nuku is 'pull out, skip' (you do it): asagohan o nuku = skip breakfast.
gomen, chotto nukeru ne.
Sorry, I'm going to slip out for a bit.
ごめん、ちょっと抜けるね。
sumimasen, chotto nukemasu.
Excuse me, I'll step out for a moment.
すみません、ちょっと抜けます。
Written 抜ける · ぬける · 抜けますRank #1270 in 3,030 TV dramas
nagareru
polite nagaremasu
flow; be playing (music); fall through (plans)
Water, tears and time flowing; music playing in a shop; plans that get called off.
Nagasu is 'let flow' (you do it): toire o nagasu = flush the toilet.
mise de kono kyoku nagareteta.
This song was playing in the shop.
店でこの曲流れてた。
mise de kono kyoku ga nagarete imashita.
This song was playing in the shop.
店でこの曲が流れていました。
Written 流れる · ながれる · 流れますRank #1417 in 3,030 TV dramas
moreru
polite moremasu
leak; get out (secrets); be bursting (for the toilet)
Water, gas, light or secrets getting out; 'moresou!' is 'I'm bursting!'
Morasu is 'let leak' (you do it): himitsu o morasu = leak a secret.
tenjou kara mizu ga moreteru.
Water's leaking from the ceiling.
天井から水が漏れてる。
tenjou kara mizu ga morete imasu.
Water is leaking from the ceiling.
天井から水が漏れています。
Written 漏れる · もれる · 漏れますRank #2943 in 3,030 TV dramas