劣る (おとる, otoru) Japanese meaning: be inferior | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000劣る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 劣る | 劣らない |
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| Polite | 劣ります | 劣りません |
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| Past polite | 劣りました | 劣りませんでした |
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| Past | 劣った | 劣らなかった |
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| Te-form | 劣って | 劣らないで |
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| Desire | 劣りたい | 劣りたくない |
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| Potential | 劣れる | 劣れない |
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| Passive | 劣られる | 劣られない |
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| Causative | 劣らせる | 劣らせない |
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| Causative passive | 劣らせられるalso 劣らされる | 劣らせられないalso 劣らされない |
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| Volitional | 劣ろう | |
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| Polite volitional | 劣りましょう | |
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| Imperative | 劣れ | 劣るな |
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| Conditional | 劣れば | 劣らなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 劣ったら | 劣らなかったら |
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He is second to none in English.
This product is inferior to others in quality.
Usage patterns
〈相手〉に劣るto be inferior to someone/something (used as the standard of comparison)
He is inferior to his rival in terms of experience.
〈相手〉に劣らないto be not inferior to, to be just as good as
This product is not inferior to those of other companies in quality.
〈事〉で劣るto be inferior in a particular respect (e.g. speed, strength, number)
This team is inferior to their opponent in physical strength.
Expressions
見劣りがするcompare unfavorably with; be not as good as
