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Japanese

りこくる

だまりこくる
Meaning: to remain completely silent; to clam up
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 黙りこくる 黙りここない
Polite 黙りこきます 黙りこきません
Past 黙りこきた 黙りここなかった
Polite + Past 黙りこきました 黙りこきませんでした
Te-form 黙りこきて 黙りここなくて
Potential 黙りここられる 黙りここられない
Passive 黙りここられる 黙りここられない
Causative 黙りここさせる 黙りここさせない
Imperative 黙りここい 黙りこくるな

Example

何を聞かれても、彼は黙りこくって何も答えなかった。
No matter what he was asked, he clammed up and answered nothing.

Usage Notes

Stronger than simply being quiet: it suggests continuing to keep one's mouth shut and refusing or failing to speak.

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