売る
うる · uru
To sell
- to betray, to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.)
- to make (oneself) known, to establish (a reputation) for oneself
- to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.), to provoke, to force on someone
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 売りますうります |
| Polite negative (ません) | 売りませんうりません |
| Polite past (ました) | 売りましたうりました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 売りませんでしたうりませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 売りましょううりましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 売りうり |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 売りたいうりたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 売りながらうりながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 売ってうって |
| Plain past (た形) | 売ったうった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 売ったらうったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 売っているうっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 売らないうらない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 売らなかったうらなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 売らなくてうらなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 売れるうれる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 売ればうれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 売れうれ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 売ろううろう |
| Passive (受身形) | 売られるうられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 売らせるうらせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 売らされるうらされる |
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What does 売る mean?
To sell. It can also mean: to betray, to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known, to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.), to provoke, to force on someone.
How do you pronounce 売る?
うる (uru). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 売る?
JLPT N3 — intermediate. See the JLPT N3 guide.
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