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.
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