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啜すする

すする · susuru

verb

To slurp, to sip (loudly)

  • to sniffle, to sniff

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Heiban

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Conjugation

Polite 啜りますすすります
Polite negative 啜りませんすすりません
Polite past 啜りましたすすりました
Polite past negative 啜りませんでしたすすりませんでした
Let us ~ 啜りましょうすすりましょう
Masu-stem 啜りすすり
Want to ~ 啜りたいすすりたい
While ~ing 啜りながらすすりながら
Te-form 啜ってすすって
Plain past 啜ったすすった
Tara-conditional 啜ったらすすったら
Progressive 啜っているすすっている
Plain negative 啜らないすすらない
Plain past negative 啜らなかったすすらなかった
Negative te-form 啜らなくてすすらなくて
Potential 啜れるすすれる
Ba-conditional 啜ればすすれば
Imperative 啜れすすれ
Volitional 啜ろうすすろう
Passive 啜られるすすられる
Causative 啜らせるすすらせる
Causative-passive 啜らされるすすらされる

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What does 啜る mean?

To slurp, to sip (loudly). It can also mean: to sniffle, to sniff.

How do you pronounce 啜る?

すする (susuru). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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To slurp, to sip (loudly)