Sample Sentences with 実る

実る (minoru: to bear fruit, to ripen)

Sentences with a literal interpretation:

庭の梨がよく実った。
Niwa no nashi ga yoku minotta.
The pear tree in the garden bears a lot of fruit.

庭 (niwa: garden)
梨 (nashi: pear tree)

この木には毎年おいしい桃が実る。
Kono ki ni wa maitoshi oishii momo ga minoru.
This tree bears good peaches every year.

木 (ki: tree)
毎年 (maitoshi: every year)     each + year
桃 (momo: peach)

Sentence with a figurative interpretation:

彼の努力が実った。
Kare no doryoku ga minotta.
His efforts bore fruit.

彼 (kare: he)
努力 (doryoku: effort)     to exert + power

Here’s the opposite of 努力が実った:

実らなかった努力 (minoranakatta doryoku: fruitless efforts)

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