()()まる

たちどまる
godan verb
to stop, to halt, to stand still
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 stop, to halt
To stop walking or moving and remain standing in one place.
(きゅう)()()まった。
I suddenly stopped.
I stopped because the light turned red.
I involuntarily stopped at the beautiful scenery.
While walking down the street, someone called my name from behind and I stopped.
A child suddenly ran out, so I was startled and stopped in my tracks.
2. to pause, to reflect
To stop and think or reconsider (figurative use).
(すこ)()()まって(かんが)えた
I paused for a moment and thought.
It's when you're busy that pausing to reflect matters most.
When you fail, stop and think about the cause.
Sometimes it's important to pause and look back on life.
When I lost sight of my goals, I paused and reconsidered what I truly wanted to do.

()()まる is an intransitive verb (自動詞(じどうし)) meaning to stop or halt.

COMPOUND STRUCTURE:

ASPECT (ている):
()()まっている indicates a state of standing still.

COMMON PATTERNS:

FIGURATIVE USAGE:
Used metaphorically to describe pausing in life to think, reflect, or reconsider one's direction.

RELATED WORDS:

  • ()まる: to stop (more general)
  • ()()まる specifically implies stopping while on foot

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