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ごねる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | ごねる | ごねない |
| Polite | ごねます | ごねません |
| Past polite | ごねました | ごねませんでした |
| Past | ごねた | ごねなかった |
| Te-form | ごねて | ごねないで |
| Desire | ごねたい | ごねたくない |
| Potential | ごねられるalso ごねれる | ごねられないalso ごねれない |
| Passive | ごねられる | ごねられない |
| Causative | ごねさせる | ごねさせない |
| Causative passive | ごねさせられる | ごねさせられない |
| Volitional | ごねよう | |
| Polite volitional | ごねましょう | |
| Imperative | ごねろ | ごねるな |
| Conditional | ごねれば | ごねなければ |
| Tara conditional | ごねたら | ごねなかったら |
Meanings
1
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
complain persistently; gripe; make difficulties
Colloquial; implies stubborn, often unreasonable complaining or dragging one's feet, especially when one doesn't get their way.
The child is whining because I won't buy them a toy.
He kept complaining about his low salary and quit his job.
2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
dated term
Dated slang; rarely used in modern Japanese. The exact origin is uncertain, but it may have been used in underworld or rough speech.
In old yakuza movies, there was a line like 'That guy has already kicked the bucket.'