跨る (Matagaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to straddle, to sit astride, to mount, to extend over”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto straddle; to sit astride; to mount
- godan verb, intransitive verbto extend over; to spread over; to span; to extend into
Examples
平均台の上にまたがりなさい。
Get yourself astride the balance beam.
支店は全国にまたがっている。
Our branches extend all over the country.
馬の背にまたがり野山を走り回った。
I rode all over the countryside on horseback.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).