溜飲を下げる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 溜飲を下げる | 溜飲を下げない |
| Polite | 溜飲を下げます | 溜飲を下げません |
| Past polite | 溜飲を下げました | 溜飲を下げませんでした |
| Past | 溜飲を下げた | 溜飲を下げなかった |
| Te-form | 溜飲を下げて | 溜飲を下げないで |
| Desire | 溜飲を下げたい | 溜飲を下げたくない |
| Potential | 溜飲を下げられるalso 溜飲を下げれる | 溜飲を下げられないalso 溜飲を下げれない |
| Passive | 溜飲を下げられる | 溜飲を下げられない |
| Causative | 溜飲を下げさせる | 溜飲を下げさせない |
| Causative passive | 溜飲を下げさせられる | 溜飲を下げさせられない |
| Volitional | 溜飲を下げよう | |
| Polite volitional | 溜飲を下げましょう | |
| Imperative | 溜飲を下げろ | 溜飲を下げるな |
| Conditional | 溜飲を下げれば | 溜飲を下げなければ |
| Tara conditional | 溜飲を下げたら | 溜飲を下げなかったら |
feel relieved; get satisfaction; vent one's frustration
Idiomatic expression literally meaning 'to lower one's sour stomach'. Used when a person feels a sense of relief or satisfaction after resolving a frustrating situation, often by taking action or seeing justice done. Typically used in the form 溜飲が下がる (intransitive) or 溜飲を下げる (transitive).
Hearing his apology, I finally felt satisfied.
I settled an old grudge and felt a sense of satisfaction.