塗る（ぬる）
JLPT N4 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: to paint / apply
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 塗ります | ぬります |
| te-form | 塗って | ぬって |
| ta-form (past) | 塗った | ぬった |
| nai-form (negative) | 塗らない | ぬらない |
| potential form | 塗れる | ぬれる |
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Example sentences
- パンにバターを塗る。 — I spread butter on the bread.
- 壁を白いペンキで塗る。 — I paint the wall white.
Idioms & proverbs containing “塗る”
- 泥を塗る (どろをぬる) — to besmirch; to sully
- 顔に泥を塗る (かおにどろをぬる) — to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
- 眉に唾を塗る (まゆにつばをぬる) — to keep one's wit about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary; to keep on one's toes
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