Japanese

からかう

からかう
Meaning: to tease; to make fun of
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present からかう からかわない
Polite からかいます からかいません
Past からかった からかわなかった
Polite + Past からかいました からかいませんでした
Te-form からかって からかわなくて
Potential からかえる からかえない
Passive からかわれる からかわれない
Causative からかわせる からかわせない
Causative + Passive からかわされる からかわされない
Imperative からかえ からかうな

Handwriting

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Example

He is always telling jokes and teasing his younger sister.

Usage Notes

To say or do things to someone for fun, often to annoy them slightly.

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