太る
ふとる
to gain weight
Godan verbJLPT N4
Example Sentences
If you eat cake every day, you will gain weight.
I ate a lot last winter and gained weight.
I only eat vegetables, so I don't gain weight.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•Use 太る in the plain form like "太った" (I gained weight) to talk casually about past weight gain—just be sure not to say "太るを" (wrong particle), since it doesn't take を.
•To describe someone who is gaining weight, say "[name]が太ってきた", using が to mark the person getting heavier.
•Don’t confuse 太る (to gain weight) with 太い (fat/thick); 太る is a verb (an action), while 太い is an adjective (a description).
•JLPT N4 level
Common Phrases & Expressions
食べすぎて太った(たべすぎて ふとった)
I gained weight from overeating
最近太ってきた(さいきん ふとってきた)
I've started gaining weight recently
太りやすい体質です(ふとりやすい たいしつです)
I have a body type that gains weight easily
Complete Conjugation Table
Basic Forms
Dictionary Form
太る
Masu Form
太ります
Te Form
太って
Past Form
太った
Negative Form
太らない
Past Negative
太らなかった
Polite Forms
Polite Present
太ります
Polite Past
太りました
Polite Negative
太りません
Polite Past Negative
太りませんでした
Advanced Forms
Potential Form
太れる
Passive Form
太られる
Causative Form
太らせる
Causative Passive
太らされる
Volitional Form
太ろう
Imperative Form
太れ
Conditional Forms
Conditional (ば)
太れば
Conditional (たら)
太ったら
Other Forms
Progressive Form
太っている
Desire (たい)
太りたい
Prohibition
太るな