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たろ

taro

auxiliary verb 命令形

is the command form of たる — dull, lifeless, boring.

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たる たろ

Command form (). A blunt order: 書け! (Write!). Rude in normal conversation — you will see it in manga, signs, sports and set phrases.

たる is a godan verb (u-verb), so it follows that pattern.

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Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite たります
Polite negative たりません
Polite past たりました
Polite past negative たりませんでした
Let us ~ たりましょう
Masu-stem たり
Want to ~ たりたい
While ~ing たりながら
Te-form たって
Plain past たった
Tara-conditional たったら
Progressive たっている
Plain negative たらない
Plain past negative たらなかった
Negative te-form たらなくて
Potential たれる
Ba-conditional たれば
Imperative たれ
Volitional たろう
Passive たられる
Causative たらせる
Causative-passive たらされる

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In real sentences

A pitcher change is also conceivable, but it's still early.

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Seeing that it's raining, the match will probably be canceled.

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Because he's always skipping practice, he probably can't play in the game.

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Other forms and spellings

たれだれたりゃだりゃだろたろうたろったろふだろうだろっだろふたんだんたるだるたり
command form of たる