JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
生える
to grow or sprout from a surface (plants, hair, teeth)
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Other forms
生えます polite form
生えない plain negative
生えて te-form
生えた plain past
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
To grow" / "To sprout
Describes the natural process of hair, teeth, plants, or fungus emerging from a surface.
Example
庭 に 雑草 が たくさん 生えて きた 。
A lot of weeds have started growing in the yard.
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