ハルカ

• By: YOASOBI

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
思い出す /omoːidasɯ/ B1	verb - to recall, to remember
出会う /deːaɯ/ A2	verb - to meet, to encounter
帰る /kaeɾɯ/ A1	verb - to return, to go home
見つける /mʲit͡sɯkeɾɯ/ A2	verb - to find, to discover
救い出す /sɯkɯidasɯ/ B2	verb - to rescue, to save
忘れる /wa̠sɯɾe̞ɾɯ/ A1	verb - to forget
笑顔 /eɡao/ A2	noun - smiling face, smile
祈り /inori/ B1	noun - prayer
歩く /aɾɯkɯ/ A1	verb - to walk
奇跡 /kiseki/ B2	noun - miracle
辛い /tsurai/ A2	adjective - painful, bitter, hard
嬉しい /ɯɾeɕiː/ A2	adjective - happy, glad
分かち合う /wakatiau/ B2	verb - to share
振り返る /ɸɯrikaeɾɯ/ B1	verb - to look back, to reflect
溢れる /aɸɯɾeɾɯ/ B2	verb - to overflow, to brim over
頑張る /ɡambaɾɯ/ A2	verb - to do one's best, to try hard
幸せ /ɕiawase/ A2	adjective - happy, fortunate noun - happiness, good fortune

Grammar:

• 誰の元にも 帰れない僕

  ➔ Potential Form of Verbs (られない)

  ➔ 帰れない (kaerenai) is the potential form of 帰る (kaeru - to return). It expresses the inability to return. Here, it is used to describe the speaker's state of being unable to return to anyone or any place. 帰る (kaeru) -> 帰れる (kaereru) -> 帰れない (kaerenai)

• 見つけ出してくれた 救い出してくれた

  ➔ Compound Verbs (～出す)

  ➔ 見つけ出す (mitsuke dasu) means 'to find out, to discover'. 救い出す (sukui dasu) means 'to rescue, to save'. The verb 出す (dasu - to take out, to begin) when added to another verb, often implies the beginning of an action or doing something thoroughly.

• いつでも君と共に 歩いてきた奇跡

  ➔ ～てくる (Continuous action from the past)

  ➔ 歩いてきた (aruite kita) - 'have been walking'. The form [verb]-てくる indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present or its effects are still felt. In this case, it signifies a continuous journey with the person being addressed.

• 君のそばに いられることそれだけで

  ➔ ～こと (Nominalization of a verb)

  ➔ いられること (irareru koto) - 'the fact of being able to be'. The こと (koto) turns the verb いられる (irareru - potential form of いる - to be) into a noun, making it a subject or object in a sentence. it transforms the potential form of the verb 'to be' (being capable of existing) into a noun-like concept, representing the state or fact of being able to be near someone.

• こみ上げてくる 思いはただ ありがとう

  ➔ ～てくる (describes a feeling/emotion coming up)

  ➔ こみ上げてくる (komi agete kuru) - a feeling welling up. This verb form describes the physical or emotional sensation of something rising up inside. Here, it expresses the overwhelming gratitude that is welling up inside the speaker.

• 離れた街にも 連れ出してくれたね

  ➔ ～てくれた (Someone did something for you)

  ➔ 連れ出してくれた (tsuredashite kureta) - '(someone) took me out'. The grammar structure ～てくれた (te kureta) expresses gratitude for someone doing something for the speaker. In this case, the person being addressed took the speaker to a distant town.

• ねぇ 君のそばにはもう たくさんの愛が溢れてる

  ➔ ～てる (State resulting from an action)

  ➔ 溢れてる (afureteru) - 'is overflowing'. The ～てる (teru) form often indicates a state resulting from a previous action. Here, it means that love has overflowed and is currently in a state of overflowing. It conveys an ongoing or persistent condition.