ながる

Japanese

Alternative spelling
流る

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [na̠ɡa̠ɾɯ̟]

Verb

ながる • (nagaru) ^{←ながる (nagaru)?†}nidan

1. Classical Japanese and literary form of ながれる (nagareru, “to flow”)
   • 1968, “イムジン河 [Imujin-gawa, Imjin River]”, 松山猛 [Matsuyama Takeshi] (lyrics), performed by ザ・フォーク・クルセダーズ [The Folk Crusaders]:

     イムジン河(がわ)　水清(みずきよ)く
     とうとうと流(なが)る

     Imujin-gawa mizu kiyoku
     tōtō to nagaru

     The Imjin River, with its clear waters,
     flows churningly

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "ながる" (ラ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	ながれ		nagare
Continuative (連用形)	ながれ		nagare
Terminal (終止形)	ながる		nagaru
Attributive (連体形)	ながるる		nagaruru
Realis (已然形)	ながるれ		nagarure
Imperative (命令形)	ながれよ		nagareyo
Key constructions
Negative	ながれず		nagarezu
Contrasting conjunction	ながるれど		nagaruredo
Causal conjunction	ながるれば		nagarureba
Conditional conjunction	ながれば		nagareba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	ながれき		nagareki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	ながれけり		nagarekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	ながれつ		nagaretu
Perfect tense (natural event)	ながれぬ		nagarenu
Perfect-continuative tense	ながれたり		nagaretari
Volitional	ながれむ		nagaremu