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N5 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

(ふと)to grow fat (stout, plump), to become fat, to gain weight

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    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to put on weight, to gain weight, to grow fat, to get stout

    All Forms

    太る 【ふとる】肥る 【ふとる】

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    Examples

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      (わたし)(いぬ)(ふと)っている。

      My dog is fat.

      • N5

      (ちち)(はは)(ふと)っています。

      Both my father and mother are fat.

      • N5

      (わたし)(ふと)ったけれども、(むかし)より(いま)(ほう)(しあわ)せだ。

      I have gained weight, but I am happier now than I was in the past.

      • N5

      (いま)体重(たいじゅう)(すく)ないので、もう(すこ)(ふと)つもりです。

      I am currently underweight, so I intend to gain a little more weight.

      • N5

      (わたし)は25(さい)をすぎた(ころ)から、(ふと)(はじ)めました。

      I started gaining weight once I passed 25 years old.

      • N4
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