曇る
くもる
to become cloudy, to become dim
Kumoru (曇る) is a godan verb meaning "to become cloudy, to become dim". Its polite form is 曇ります (kumorimasu), its te form is 曇って (kumotte), its past form is 曇った (kumotta), and its negative form is 曇らない (kumoranai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Kumoru (曇る) conjugation quick reference
曇る means "to become cloudy, to become dim". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Kumoru example sentences
今日は空が曇っています。
The sky is cloudy today.
昨日は曇りました。
It was cloudy yesterday.
明日は曇りません。
It won’t be cloudy tomorrow.
How to use Kumoru: grammar notes
•曇る is most often used with the subject marked by が—like 空が曇る (the sky becomes cloudy).
•Don’t use 曇る with を, because it doesn’t take a direct object—it describes a natural change, not something you do.
•You can use 曇っている to describe the current state, like 空が曇っている (the sky is cloudy right now).
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Kumoru
空が曇ってきた
The sky has gotten cloudy
眼鏡が曇る
My glasses are fogging up
表情が曇る
Their expression darkens / They look troubled
Kumoru (曇る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 曇る | kumoru |
| Masu Form | 曇ります | kumorimasu |
| Te Form | 曇って | kumotte |
| Past Form | 曇った | kumotta |
| Negative Form | 曇らない | kumoranai |
| Past Negative | 曇らなかった | kumoranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 曇ります | kumorimasu |
| Polite Past | 曇りました | kumorimashita |
| Polite Negative | 曇りません | kumorimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 曇りませんでした | kumorimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 曇れる | kumoreru |
| Passive Form | 曇られる | kumorareru |
| Causative Form | 曇らせる | kumoraseru |
| Causative Passive | 曇らされる | kumorasareru |
| Volitional Form | 曇ろう | kumorou |
| Imperative Form | 曇れ | kumore |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 曇れば | kumoreba |
| Conditional (たら) | 曇ったら | kumottara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 曇っている | kumotteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 曇りたい | kumoritai |
| Prohibition | 曇るな | kumoruna |