売る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 売る | 売らない |
| Polite | 売ります | 売りません |
| Past polite | 売りました | 売りませんでした |
| Past | 売った | 売らなかった |
| Te-form | 売って | 売らないで |
| Desire | 売りたい | 売りたくない |
| Potential | 売れる | 売れない |
| Passive | 売られる | 売られない |
| Causative | 売らせる | 売らせない |
| Causative passive | 売らせられるalso 売らされる | 売らせられないalso 売らされない |
| Volitional | 売ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 売りましょう | |
| Imperative | 売れ | 売るな |
| Conditional | 売れば | 売らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 売ったら | 売らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Basic commercial transaction: exchange goods or services for money.
This shop sells handmade cookies.
He sold his old car to a friend.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Figurative use: betray someone's trust or sell out one's country, friend, etc. Often in fixed expressions like 国を売る.
See also: 国を売る
He sold out his country for money.
I could never do something like betray my best friend.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
make a name for oneself; establish a reputation
Used in expressions like 名を売る (make one's name known) or 顔を売る (get one's face known).
See also: 名を売る
He made a name for himself overnight with that novel.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
pick a fight; provoke; force on someone
Used in set phrases like 喧嘩を売る (pick a fight) or 恩を売る (do someone a favor to put them in one's debt).
A drunk suddenly tried to pick a fight with me.
He spoke in a way that deliberately made it sound like he was doing me a favor.
He sold his old car to a friend.
He's always picking fights with people around him.
This shop sells its handmade goods at high prices.
売る means 'to sell,' the direct opposite action of 買い入れる, which means to buy in.
sales area; counter; department; sales floor · favorable time to sell; good selling opportunity
article for sale; goods for sale; offering · main attraction; specialty; selling point · For Sale
sale; bargain sale; special sale
bargain sale; selling cheaply · giving out readily; selling oneself short
sales promotion; hard selling
short selling; short sale
seller; vendor
advance sale; advance booking; advance purchase
put on sale; put on the market; begin selling; market · become popular; make a name for oneself
sold separately; not included
promote a product; build a market for; sell in · sell oneself; promote oneself · sell heavily; push sales aggressively
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; hard sell · forcing something on someone; imposing
sell off; dispose of by selling; sell over to
retailing; buying and reselling · parroting; echoing; repeating someone else's words
sale; selling
trade; buying and selling
sell off; sell completely; dispose of by selling
selling oneself into bondage; prostitution · selling out; selling off
palm off; force a sale; push a sale
selling by the piece; selling in small portions · selling bit by bit; peddling (one's skills, knowledge, etc.)
be sold out; sell out
seller; vendor
sacrifice sale; selling at a loss; dumping; clearance sale
sell out; sell off; dispose of by selling · sell widely; sell on a large scale; distribute
street vendor; peddler
clearance sale; selling off; sellout · outright sale; single-payment sale · outright bond transaction; bond sale without repurchase agreement
sell off; dispose of