JLPT N4 vocabulary
怒る: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
おこる2Nakadaka · falls inside
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to get angry, to get mad, to lose one's temper
- to scold, to tell (someone) off (usu. in the passive)
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 怒る | 怒 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 怒 | 怒 |
| Polite presentます形 | 怒 | 怒 |
| Polite pastました形 | 怒 | 怒 |
| Te-formて形 | 怒 | 怒 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 怒 | 怒 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 怒 | 怒 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 怒 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 怒 | 怒 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 怒 | 怒る |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 怒 | 怒 |
| Passive受身形 | 怒 | 怒 |
| Make / let使役形 | 怒 | 怒 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 怒 | 怒 |
Example sentences
あの子はすぐ怒ったり、泣いたりする。
That child is quick to get angry or cry.
彼女は今怒っているので話さない方がいい。
She's angry right now, so it's better to not speak to her.
おめえが告げ口なんかしなきゃ、先生に怒られずに済んだのに。
If you hadn't tattled, we could have gotten by without the teacher getting angry.