Japanese word

濡れる

Pronunciation

Romajinureru

Meaning

  • verbget wet

Example

水がこぼれて、床が濡れました。mizu ga ko bo re te yuka ga nu re ma shi ta

Water spilled, and the floor got wet.

Illustration for 濡れる (get wet)

More examples

雨の日は靴まで濡れます。ame no hi wa kutsu ma de nu re ma su

On rainy days, even my shoes get wet.

Core concept

Expresses a change from dryness to a state in which water clings to or enters a person, object, or surface.

Common phrases

  • 雨に濡れるame ni nu re ru

    get wet in the rain

  • 服が濡れるfuku ga nu re ru

    clothes get wet

Similar words

湿るshimeru: To become damp without being covered with a large amount of water.

Definition in Japanese

水などを受けて、乾いていたものに水分が含まれる状態になること。mizu na do o u ke te kawa i te i ta mo no ni sui bun ga fuku ma re ru jō tai ni na ru ko to

Word origin

濡れる (nureru, "get wet") comes from the native Japanese verb 濡る (nuru, "become wet"), which changed to the modern -eru form over time.

Usage tips

  • 雨に濡れる (ame ni nureru) describes becoming wet in the rain, while 雨で濡れる (ame de nureru) presents the rain as the cause of the wetness.

Opposites

Related words

  • 濡れ方nurekataway of getting wetnoun

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