浮(う)かべる

うかべる
verb (ichidan)
to float; to show (an expression)
他動詞 transitivemovementemotion
See also: 浮(う)かぶ (intransitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present浮(う)かべる浮(う)かべない
Present polite浮(う)かべます浮(う)かべません
Past浮(う)かべた浮(う)かべなかった
Past polite浮(う)かべました浮(う)かべませんでした
て form浮(う)かべて浮(う)かべなくて
ている present浮(う)かべている浮(う)かべていない
ている polite浮(う)かべています浮(う)かべていません
ている past浮(う)かべていた浮(う)かべていなかった
ている past polite浮(う)かべていました浮(う)かべていませんでした
Conditional ば浮(う)かべれば浮(う)かべなければ
Conditional たら浮(う)かべたら浮(う)かべなかったら
Volitional浮(う)かべよう—
Volitional polite浮(う)かべましょう—
Potential浮(う)かべられる浮(う)かべられない
Passive浮(う)かべられる浮(う)かべられない
Causative浮(う)かべさせる浮(う)かべさせない
Imperative浮(う)かべろ浮(う)かべるな
1. to set afloat, to float
To place something on the surface of water or another liquid so that it floats.
I floated a boat on the pond.
I played with a rubber duck floating in the bath.
The children floated colorful balloons on the pool.
2. to show, to wear (an expression)
To let a facial expression appear on one's face. Most commonly used with smiles, tears, or other emotional expressions.
She wore a smile on her face.
He had an anxious expression on his face.

Usage

The transitive counterpart of 浮(う)かぶ (to float, to come to mind). Sense 2 is very common in narrative and descriptive writing. The expression 笑(え)みを浮(う)かべる (to wear a smile) is a standard literary collocation.

Common collocations