たらい回しする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | たらい回しする | たらい回ししない |
| Polite | たらい回しします | たらい回ししません |
| Past polite | たらい回ししました | たらい回ししませんでした |
| Past | たらい回しした | たらい回ししなかった |
| Te-form | たらい回しして | たらい回ししないで |
| Desire | たらい回ししたい | たらい回ししたくない |
| Potential | たらい回しできる | たらい回しできない |
| Passive | たらい回しされる | たらい回しされない |
| Causative | たらい回しさせる | たらい回しさせない |
| Causative passive | たらい回しさせられる | たらい回しさせられない |
| Volitional | たらい回ししよう | |
| Polite volitional | たらい回ししましょう | |
| Imperative | たらい回ししろ | たらい回しするな |
| Conditional | たらい回しすれば | たらい回ししなければ |
| Tara conditional | たらい回ししたら | たらい回ししなかったら |
acrobatic barrel-rolling with the feet
A circus or acrobatic trick where a person lies on their back and rolls a barrel or similar object using their feet. This is the original literal meaning.
At the circus, the clown performed barrel-rolling with his feet.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
passing something around in a fixed order
Used for circulating an object, document, or task among a set group of people in a predetermined sequence. Often implies a mechanical, impersonal process.
The document is being passed around within the department, and approval is slow to come.
Circulate the neighborhood notice board.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
buck-passing; shifting a problem to someone else
Strongly negative nuance: evading responsibility by sending a person or issue from one office or person to another without resolution. Common in bureaucratic or complaint contexts.
Even when I complain, I just get passed around from one place to another, and no one takes responsibility.
Hospitals that shuffle patients around without proper treatment have become a problem.