No. 2,541 in Japanese
塗っ
The Japanese word "塗っ" is the conjugated form of the verb "塗る" (nuru), meaning "to paint," "to spread," or "to apply."
In a sentence
この絵を塗ってください。
Please paint this picture.
The word '塗って' means 'paint' or 'spread', and '塗る' in this sentence is used as a request to apply color or paint to the picture.
彼は壁を赤く塗った。
He painted the wall red.
Here, '塗った' indicates the past action of applying paint to the wall, demonstrating its use for coloring or coating surfaces.
その靴は靴墨で黒く塗ります。
One will polish those shoes black using shoe polish.
In this example, '塗ります' refers to spreading shoe polish over the shoes, exhibiting the verb's application for improving or modifying appearance.
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