1.
to accumulate, to collect
To gather over time.
お金が溜まった。
Money accumulated.
雨水が溜まった。
Rainwater accumulated.
埃が溜まっている。
Dust has collected.
2.
to pile up, to build up
To increase in quantity.
ストレスが溜まる。
Stress builds up.
仕事が溜まっている。
Work is piling up.
疲れが溜まって体調を崩した。
I got sick because fatigue had built up.
溜まる is a godan verb meaning to accumulate, collect, or pile up over time.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 自動詞 (intransitive)
- Pair: 溜める (transitive: to save up, accumulate)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- お金が溜まる: money accumulates
- 疲れが溜まる: fatigue builds up
- ストレスが溜まる: stress builds up
- 仕事が溜まる: work piles up
- 埃が溜まる: dust collects
- 水が溜まる: water pools/collects
NUANCE:
Often implies gradual, unintentional accumulation, and frequently has a negative connotation (stress, work, fatigue piling up).