Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI am clear | ||
| NegativeI am not clear |
JAPANESE VERB
はれる
晴れる
to be clear, to be sunny
- #394 most used
- Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI was clear | ||
| NegativeI was not clear |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formbeing clear, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am being clear | ||
| Please (て ください)please be clear |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can be clear | ||
| NegativeI can’t be clear |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to be clear | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to be clear |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s be clear |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I am clear
- If, when (たら) if I am clear
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) be clear (do it)
- Plain command be clear!
- Please don’t please don’t be clear
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Passive | ||
| Causative |
How to use はれる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
あした は はれる か な。
I wonder if it'll be sunny tomorrow.
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Past
ごご から きれい に はれた。
It cleared up nicely in the afternoon.
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Te-form
きょう は よく はれて いる。
It's beautifully clear today.
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Potential
あした だけ は、 なんとか はれられない か な。
Can't it manage to be sunny just tomorrow?
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Want to
そら は なかなか はれたくない みたい だ。
The sky doesn't seem to want to clear.
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Volitional
はれよう が あめ が ふろう が、 でかける。
Rain or shine, I'm going out.
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Conditional
あした はれたら、 ピクニック に いこう。
If it's sunny tomorrow, let's go on a picnic.
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Commands and requests
おねがい、 あした は はれろ！
Please, be sunny tomorrow!
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Passive and causative
てるてるぼうず が あした を はれさせて くれる。
The teru-teru-bozu will make tomorrow sunny.
Good to know
- はれ is the noun: あした は はれ です, tomorrow is fine.
Where you hear はれる
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 1
- きょう は はれて いる。 It's clear today.
- きのう は はれた ね。 It was sunny yesterday, wasn't it.
- あした も はれる かな。 I wonder if it'll be sunny tomorrow too.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).