太る
ふとる
to gain weight
Futoru (太る) is a godan verb meaning "to gain weight". Its polite form is 太ります (futorimasu), its te form is 太って (futotte), its past form is 太った (futotta), and its negative form is 太らない (futoranai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Futoru (太る) conjugation quick reference
太る means "to gain weight". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Futoru 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.
How to use Futoru: grammar notes
•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 with Futoru
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
Futoru (太る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 太る | futoru |
| Masu Form | 太ります | futorimasu |
| Te Form | 太って | futotte |
| Past Form | 太った | futotta |
| Negative Form | 太らない | futoranai |
| Past Negative | 太らなかった | futoranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 太ります | futorimasu |
| Polite Past | 太りました | futorimashita |
| Polite Negative | 太りません | futorimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 太りませんでした | futorimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 太れる | futoreru |
| Passive Form | 太られる | futorareru |
| Causative Form | 太らせる | futoraseru |
| Causative Passive | 太らされる | futorasareru |
| Volitional Form | 太ろう | futorou |
| Imperative Form | 太れ | futore |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 太れば | futoreba |
| Conditional (たら) | 太ったら | futottara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 太っている | futotteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 太りたい | futoritai |
| Prohibition | 太るな | futoruna |