Japanese

よっぱらう
Meaning: to get drunk; to become intoxicated
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 酔っ払う 酔っ払わない
Polite 酔っ払います 酔っ払いません
Past 酔っ払った 酔っ払わなかった
Polite + Past 酔っ払いました 酔っ払いませんでした
Te-form 酔っ払って 酔っ払わなくて
Potential 酔っ払える 酔っ払えない
Passive 酔っ払われる 酔っ払われない
Causative 酔っ払わせる 酔っ払わせない
Causative + Passive 酔っ払わされる 酔っ払わされない
Imperative 酔っ払え 酔っ払うな

Handwriting

酔
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払
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Example sentences

I drank too much beer last night and got very drunk.
彼はお酒を飲みすぎて、酔っ払ってしまった。
He drank too much alcohol and ended up getting drunk.
酔っ払った男がよろよろと歩いている。
A drunk man is staggering along.
彼は酔っ払って人前で醜態をさらした。
He got drunk and made a disgraceful scene in public.
酔っ払って呂律が回らなくなってきた。
I'm getting drunk and my speech is becoming incoherent.

Usage Notes

A common, slightly informal word for getting drunk.

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