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駄々をこねる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	駄だ々だをこねる	駄々だだをこねない
Polite	駄々だだをこねます	駄々だだをこねません
Past polite	駄々だだをこねました	駄々だだをこねませんでした
Past	駄々だだをこねた	駄々だだをこねなかった
Te-form	駄々だだをこねて	駄々だだをこねないで
Desire	駄々だだをこねたい	駄々だだをこねたくない
Potential	駄々だだをこねられるalso 駄々だだをこねれる	駄々だだをこねられないalso 駄々だだをこねれない
Passive	駄々だだをこねられる	駄々だだをこねられない
Causative	駄々だだをこねさせる	駄々だだをこねさせない
Causative passive	駄々だだをこねさせられる	駄々だだをこねさせられない
Volitional	駄々だだをこねよう
Polite volitional	駄々だだをこねましょう
Imperative	駄々だだをこねろ	駄々だだをこねるな
Conditional	駄々だだをこねれば	駄々だだをこねなければ
Tara conditional	駄々だだをこねたら	駄々だだをこねなかったら

Meanings

expression, ichidan verb

throw a tantrum; whine; be unreasonable

Used especially for children or childish behavior, expressing persistent, unreasonable demands or complaints. Often implies stubbornness and emotional outbursts.

子こ供どもがお菓か子しを買かってほしいと駄だ々だをこねている。
The child is throwing a tantrum, wanting me to buy sweets.
彼かれは自じ分ぶんの思おもい通どおりにならないとすぐ駄だ々だをこねる。
He quickly starts whining when things don't go his way.

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Kanji

駄burdensome, pack horse, horse load
捏knead, mix

Related words

わがままを言いう
わがままを言う means 'to say selfish things' or 'to be selfish', which is a broader term for self-centered behavior. 駄々をこねる specifically implies a childish, emotional tantrum or persistent whining, often with physical displays of frustration.
すねる
すねる means 'to sulk' or 'to pout', which is a quieter, more passive expression of displeasure. 駄々をこねる is more active and vocal, involving demands and complaints.

Written forms

駄だ々だをこねる
Standard kanji spelling. 駄々 is a reduplicated form of 駄 (meaning 'bad' or 'poor'), and こねる is the verb meaning 'to knead' or 'to pester'.
駄だ々だを捏こねる
Alternate kanji for こねる using 捏ねる, which specifically means 'to knead' or 'to pester'. Less common than こねる.

Etymology

駄々 is a nursery-like reduplicated expression for childish unreasonable demands; its deeper origin is uncertain. Combined with 捏ねる, “knead; persist obstinately,” the phrase came to mean making such demands or throwing a tantrum.