たまる – Vocabulary details

たまる

Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)

Usually written in kana

1. to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

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filling (meal); heavy; solid; substantial

for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes

for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes

屋や根ね裏うらにほこりがたまっていた。

Dust had accumulated in the attic.

ダムには水みずがたくさんたまってますか？

Is there much water behind the dam?

机つくえの上うえにはほこりがたまっていた。

Dust had accumulated on the desk.

後あとで読よむといいながらたまる一いっ方ぽうです。

I keep saying I'll read them later, but they just keep piling up.

ちゃんと部へ屋やの掃そう除じしたの？ここにまだ埃ほこりがたまってるんだけど。

Did you clean your room properly? There's still dust over here.

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