怠る (おこたる, okotaru) Japanese meaning: neglect | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000怠る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 怠る | 怠らない |
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| Polite | 怠ります | 怠りません |
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| Past polite | 怠りました | 怠りませんでした |
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| Past | 怠った | 怠らなかった |
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| Te-form | 怠って | 怠らないで |
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| Desire | 怠りたい | 怠りたくない |
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| Potential | 怠れる | 怠れない |
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| Passive | 怠られる | 怠られない |
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| Causative | 怠らせる | 怠らせない |
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| Causative passive | 怠らせられるalso 怠らされる | 怠らせられないalso 怠らされない |
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| Volitional | 怠ろう | |
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| Polite volitional | 怠りましょう | |
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| Imperative | 怠れ | 怠るな |
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| Conditional | 怠れば | 怠らなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 怠ったら | 怠らなかったら |
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He neglected to pay attention and caused an accident.
If you neglect daily practice, you won't improve.
Usage patterns
〈事〉を怠るto neglect (a duty or task)
He neglected his own duty.
〈物〉の手入れを怠るto neglect the upkeep/maintenance of something
If you neglect car maintenance, it's more likely to break down.
練習を怠るto neglect practicing
If you neglect daily practice, your skill will decline.
Expressions
注意を怠るbe off one's guard; let one's attention lapse; be careless
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怠る means to neglect or be negligent about a duty, the opposite of 励む's meaning of diligently applying oneself to it.
怠る means to neglect a duty or effort, the opposite of 尽くす's sense of devoting oneself fully to a task or person.
怠る means to neglect a duty or obligation, the opposite of 果たす which means to fulfill it, as in 義務を怠る vs 義務を果たす.
