Borrow in Japanese 🇯🇵

かりる info.

Tips to Remember "かりる":
– Imagine saying "Ka, I'll borrow that!"
– Associates with the English word "carry," as you often "carry" what you borrow.

Explanations:
– "かりる" (kariru) is a verb in Japanese that means "to borrow."

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
– 借用する (しゃくようする, shaku you suru) – To make use of, to borrow (more formal)
– 借り受ける (かりうける, kari ukeru) – To borrow, accept on loan.

Conjugations:

– Present:
– Informal: かりる (kariru)
– Formal: かります (karimasu)

– Past:
– Informal: かりた (karita)
– Formal: かりました (karimaa)

– Negative:
– Informal: かりない (karinai)
– Formal: かりません (karimasen)

– Past Negative:
– Informal: かりなかった (karinakatta)
– Formal: かりませんでした (karimasen dea)

– Te-form (used for continuous actions or linking verbs):
– かりて (karite)

– Potential Form (able to borrow):
– Informal: かりられる (karirareru)
– Formal: かりられます (kariraremasu)

Example Sentences:

1. Present Tense:
– 友達に本をかりる。 (Tomodachi ni hon o kariru.)
– I borrow a book from a friend.

2. Past Tense:
– 昨日、図書館で本をかりました。 (Kinō, toshokan de hon o karimaa.)
– Yesterday, I borrowed a book from the library.

3. Negative Present:
– お金をかりない。 (Okane o karinai.)
– I do not borrow money.

4. Past Negative:
– 昨日、お金をかりませんでした。 (Kinō, okane o karimasen dea.)
– Yesterday, I did not borrow money.

5. Te-form:
– 友達から車をかりて、買い物に行った。 (Tomodachi kara kuruma o karite, kaimono ni itta.)
– I borrowed a car from a friend and went shopping.

6. Potential Form:
– あなたは私のペンをかりられます。 (Anata wa watashi no pen o kariraremasu.)
– You can borrow my pen.

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