口説く (くどく, kudoku) Japanese meaning: persuade | KotomoraFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000口説く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 口説く | 口説かない |
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| Polite | 口説きます | 口説きません |
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| Past polite | 口説きました | 口説きませんでした |
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| Past | 口説いた | 口説かなかった |
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| Te-form | 口説いて | 口説かないで |
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| Desire | 口説きたい | 口説きたくない |
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| Potential | 口説ける | 口説けない |
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| Passive | 口説かれる | 口説かれない |
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| Causative | 口説かせる | 口説かせない |
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| Causative passive | 口説かせられるalso 口説かされる | 口説かせられないalso 口説かされない |
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| Volitional | 口説こう | |
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| Polite volitional | 口説きましょう | |
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| Imperative | 口説け | 口説くな |
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| Conditional | 口説けば | 口説かなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 口説いたら | 口説かなかったら |
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I persuaded my friend to go on a trip together.
He coaxed his boss into approving the project.
Usage patterns
〈人〉を口説くto hit on / try to win over someone
He hit on a woman he was interested in at the party.
〈人〉を口説いて〈動詞〉てもらうto talk someone into doing something
I talked him into helping me.
しつこく口説くto persistently pester/pursue someone
She kept persistently pushing me about the investment deal.
