浮かれる
うかれる
verb (ichidan)
to be in high spirits, to be elated, to get carried away
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 浮かれる | 浮かれない |
| Present polite | 浮かれます | 浮かれません |
| Past | 浮かれた | 浮かれなかった |
| Past polite | 浮かれました | 浮かれませんでした |
| て form | 浮かれて | 浮かれなくて |
| ている present | 浮かれている | 浮かれていない |
| ている polite | 浮かれています | 浮かれていません |
| ている past | 浮かれていた | 浮かれていなかった |
| ている past polite | 浮かれていました | 浮かれていませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 浮かれれば | 浮かれなければ |
| Conditional たら | 浮かれたら | 浮かれなかったら |
| Volitional | 浮かれよう | — |
| Volitional polite | 浮かれましょう | — |
| Potential | 浮かれられる | 浮かれられない |
| Passive | 浮かれられる | 浮かれられない |
| Causative | 浮かれさせる | 浮かれさせない |
| Imperative | 浮かれろ | 浮かれるな |
1.
to be in high spirits, to be elated
To be excited and happy, often in a festive or celebratory mood.
2.
to get carried away, to be too carefree
To become overly excited or careless, often with a slightly negative nuance suggesting one should be more careful.
浮かれる describes being in high spirits or getting carried away. It can be positive (joyful excitement) or slightly negative (being too carefree when one should be serious).
Transitivity
- Type: 自動詞 (intransitive)
ASPECT (ている):
浮かれている describes an ongoing state of being elated or carried away. Often implies the speaker thinks the person should calm down.
Common patterns
- 〜に浮かれる: to be elated by ~
- 浮かれ気分: festive/elated mood
- 浮かれている場合じゃない: this is no time to be celebrating
- 浮かれてばかりいる: to do nothing but celebrate/be carefree
Related words
Usage
When used critically, often paired with ばかり or 場合じゃない to tell someone to stop being carefree and focus.
Related Words
Related:
浮く (to float)
Related:
浮かぶ (to float, come to mind)
Compare:
はしゃぐ (to frolic)