怠る
おこたる · okotaru
To neglect, to be negligent in, to be neglectful of, to fail to do, to leave undone, to avoid (doing), to shirk, to be unmindful of
- to improve (of an illness), to get better
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 怠りますおこたります |
| Polite negative (ません) | 怠りませんおこたりません |
| Polite past (ました) | 怠りましたおこたりました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 怠りませんでしたおこたりませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 怠りましょうおこたりましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 怠りおこたり |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 怠りたいおこたりたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 怠りながらおこたりながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 怠っておこたって |
| Plain past (た形) | 怠ったおこたった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 怠ったらおこたったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 怠っているおこたっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 怠らないおこたらない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 怠らなかったおこたらなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 怠らなくておこたらなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 怠れるおこたれる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 怠ればおこたれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 怠れおこたれ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 怠ろうおこたろう |
| Passive (受身形) | 怠られるおこたられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 怠らせるおこたらせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 怠らされるおこたらされる |
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What does 怠る mean?
To neglect, to be negligent in, to be neglectful of, to fail to do, to leave undone, to avoid (doing), to shirk, to be unmindful of. It can also mean: to improve (of an illness), to get better.
How do you pronounce 怠る?
おこたる (okotaru). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 怠る?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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