()まる

そまる
verb (godan)
to be dyed; to be stained; to be tainted
See also: ()める (transitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()まる()まらない
Present polite()まります()まりません
Past()まった()まらなかった
Past polite()まりました()まりませんでした
て form()まって()まらなくて
ている present()まっている()まっていない
ている polite()まっています()まっていません
ている past()まっていた()まっていなかった
ている past polite()まっていました()まっていませんでした
Conditional ば()まれば()まらなければ
Conditional たら()まったら()まらなかったら
Volitional()まろう
Volitional polite()まりましょう
Potential()まれる()まれない
Passive()まられる()まられない
Causative()まらせる()まらせない
Imperative()まれ()まるな
1. to be dyed; to be colored
For something to take on color from dye or its surroundings.
The mountains were dyed red with autumn leaves.
The sky is tinged with the colors of sunset.
The white cloth was dyed red.
2. to be tainted; to be influenced
To be negatively influenced by an environment or bad company.
He became tainted by bad habits.
Having been influenced by city life, I can no longer go back to the countryside.
He has been completely corrupted by evil.

()まる is an intransitive verb (自動詞(じどうし)) meaning to be dyed or influenced.

TRANSITIVE PAIR: ()める (to dye)

ASPECT (ている):
()まっている indicates something has been dyed/tainted and remains so.

PARTICLE PATTERNS:

  • [thing][color]()まる — [thing] is dyed [color]
  • [person][influence]()まる — [person] is tainted by [influence]

COMMON PATTERNS:

FIGURATIVE USE:
The "tainted by bad influence" meaning is common, implying someone has become corrupted or changed negatively by their environment.