Japanese

っぱらう

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 酔っぱらう 酔っぱらわない
Polite 酔っぱらいます 酔っぱらいません
Past 酔っぱらった 酔っぱらわなかった
Polite + Past 酔っぱらいました 酔っぱらいませんでした
Te-form 酔っぱらって 酔っぱらわなくて
Potential 酔っぱらえる 酔っぱらえない
Passive 酔っぱらわれる 酔っぱらわれない
Causative 酔っぱらわせる 酔っぱらわせない
Causative + Passive 酔っぱらわされる 酔っぱらわされない
Imperative 酔っぱらえ 酔っぱらうな

Handwriting

酔
っ
ぱ
ら
う

Example sentences

I drank too much last night and got completely drunk.
彼はぐでぐでに酔っぱらって、家に帰ってきた。
He came back home dead drunk.

Usage Notes

Used when someone is under the influence of alcohol. It implies a state of being intoxicated.

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