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Japanese

たたる
Meaning: to be cursed; to suffer a supernatural curse
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 祟る 祟らない
Polite 祟ります 祟りません
Past 祟った 祟らなかった
Polite + Past 祟りました 祟りませんでした
Te-form 祟って 祟らなくて
Potential 祟れる 祟れない
Passive 祟られる 祟られない
Causative 祟らせる 祟らせない
Causative + Passive 祟らされる 祟らされない
Imperative 祟れ 祟るな

Example

事故が続いたので、村人は山の神に祟られているのではないかと恐れた。
Because accidents kept happening, the villagers feared that the mountain god had cursed them.

Usage Notes

This verb describes harm believed to come from a deity, spirit, or angry dead person, and it often appears in a passive construction.

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