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溺れる

to drown

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Conjugation of 溺れる

This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: do something excessively, do
私/俺
Present informal tense
溺れる
oboreru
I drown
Present informal negative tense
溺れない
oborenai
I don't drown
Present formal tense
溺れます
oboremasu
I drown
Present formal negative tense
溺れません
oboremasen
I do not drown
私/俺
Past informal tense
溺れた
oboreta
I drowned
Past informal negative tense
溺れなかった
oborenakatta
I didn't drown
Past formal tense
溺れました
oboremashita
I drown
Past formal negative tense
溺れませんでした
oboremasen deshita
I did not drown
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
溺れよ
oboreyo
drown
Imperative negative mood
溺れるな
oboreru na
don't drown
Imperative formal mood
溺れてください
oborete kudasai
please drown
Imperative formal negative mood
溺れないでください
oborenai dekudasai
please do not drown
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
溺れて
oborete
drown
Passive stem
溺れられる
oborerareru
drowned
Hypothetical tense
溺れれ
oborere
if I drowned
Hypothetical conditional stem
溺れれば
oborereba
drowned
私/俺
Volitional stem
溺れよう
oboreyō
will drown
Potential stem
溺れられる
oborerareru
drowned
Continuative stem
溺れ
obore
drowning
Causative stem
溺れさせる
oboresaseru
allow to drown
私/俺
Imperfective stem
溺れ
obore
drown

Examples of 溺れる

- 溺れる？ - 砂漠の真ん中で？

No, this man wasn't shot. He was drowned!

- 溺れる？

- Drowned?

報告書では ライラは水泳選手でした 溺れる　はずはない

In your report, you said that Lila was a strong swimmer, that she never would've drowned.

溺れた 溺れちゃったよ

Darya's drowned! Darya's drowned!

- 溺れた?

Drowned?

- 溺れさせられた - 溺れた?

I want you to help us find out who killed her. Killed?

ピーターは... 向こうのだがね ...溺れた

And Peter- the other version of him-drowned.

溺れた

And he drowned.

蓄牛は傷つき、溺れて、コストがかかる

And spooked cattle don't act straight.

私も何度も ここに入った 酒に おぼれ 自分と神を見失って...

How many nights have I spent in this place, crazy with liquor, lost to myself and the Lord?