燃えます（もえます、moemasu）
- to burn (intransitive)
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燃えます (もえます, romaji: moemasu) means "to burn (intransitive)" in Japanese. It is a N4 High-level Verb (group 2) word.
| Meaning: | to burn (intransitive) |
| Level: | N4 High |
| Lexical Category: | Verb (group 2) (下一段動詞) |
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Verb Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Romaji：moemasu
Hiragana：もえます
Polite-form (ます形) | もえます燃えます。burn (intransitive). |
Dict-form (辞書形) | 燃えるburn (intransitive) |
Connect-form (て形) | 燃えて + <Verb> |
Not-form (ない形) | 燃えないnot burn (intransitive) |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (た形) | 燃えたburn (intransitive))ed |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 燃える。burn (intransitive). |
If-form (仮定形) | 燃えればif burn (intransitive) |
Let's-form (意志形) | 燃えよう !let's burn (intransitive) |
Command-form (命令形) | 燃えろ !burn (intransitive) ! |
AI Explanation
The Japanese word 燃えます (もえます, *moemasu*) primarily means "to burn," "to be on fire," or "to catch fire." It describes the process of combustion, where something is consumed by flames. It can also figuratively mean to be filled with strong emotions like passion or enthusiasm. The word indicates an active state of burning or a state of being ablaze. The verb expresses the state of something 燃えます or 燃えている.
⚫︎紙が燃えます。 Translation: The paper is burning. ⚫︎火事が燃えます。 Translation: The fire is burning. ⚫︎彼は仕事に燃えます。 Translation: He is passionate about his work. He is enthusiastic about his work.
燃えます is a versatile verb. ⚫︎It's used when describing literal flames. ⚫︎It's used when describing fires, and other events that involve flames. ⚫︎It can be used metaphorically to express strong feelings or intense engagement in something. The polite form of the verb is 燃えます (moemasu). The plain form is 燃える (moeru).
⚫︎The word is typically written in kanji as 燃えます. ⚫︎It is pronounced もえます in hiragana. ⚫︎The okurigana (hiragana attached to the kanji) is えます. ⚫︎The dictionary form is 燃える (moeru). ⚫︎There is only one way to write the okurigana.
⚫︎燃える (moeru) - to burn (plain form) ⚫︎炎上する (enjou suru) - to catch fire; to become inflamed (often used figuratively, for example, on the internet)
⚫︎消える (kie ru) - to go out; to disappear; to vanish ⚫︎鎮火する (chinka suru) - to be extinguished; to be put out (of a fire)
古い木造の家が激しく燃えています。 ・Translation: The old wooden house is burning fiercely. ・Explanation: This sentence describes an active fire consuming a house. 燃えています shows the present continuous form of the verb.
彼は新しいプロジェクトに燃えています。 ・Translation: He is passionate about the new project. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 燃えます metaphorically to describe someone's enthusiasm and dedication.
The verb 燃えます (moemasu) is derived from the verb stem 燃 (mo-) meaning "to burn" combined with the verb ending. The kanji 燃 represents fire and burning. It originated from the older forms.