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言い張る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 言い張る | 言い張らない |
| Polite | 言い張ります | 言い張りません |
| Past polite | 言い張りました | 言い張りませんでした |
| Past | 言い張った | 言い張らなかった |
| Te-form | 言い張って | 言い張らないで |
| Desire | 言い張りたい | 言い張りたくない |
| Potential | 言い張れる | 言い張れない |
| Passive | 言い張られる | 言い張られない |
| Causative | 言い張らせる | 言い張らせない |
| Causative passive | 言い張らせられるalso 言い張らされる | 言い張らせられないalso 言い張らされない |
| Volitional | 言い張ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 言い張りましょう | |
| Imperative | 言い張れ | 言い張るな |
| Conditional | 言い張れば | 言い張らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 言い張ったら | 言い張らなかったら |
Meanings
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godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
insist; assert; maintain stubbornly
Used when someone strongly maintains a statement, often in the face of opposition or doubt. Can imply stubbornness or refusal to back down.
He insisted that he was right.
She keeps insisting she knows nothing.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉と言い張るto insist that ~
He insisted that he knew nothing about it.
- あくまで言い張るto insist obstinately, to the very end
She stubbornly insisted to the end that she was right.
- 〈人〉に言い張るto insist to someone (that something is so)
The child insisted to his mother that he wasn't at fault.