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Japanese

かんにさわる
Meaning: to get on someone's nerves; to grate on someone
Part of Speech: Verb, Idiom

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 癇に障る 癇に障らない
Polite 癇に障ります 癇に障りません
Past 癇に障った 癇に障らなかった
Polite + Past 癇に障りました 癇に障りませんでした
Te-form 癇に障って 癇に障らなくて
Potential 癇に障れる 癇に障れない
Passive 癇に障られる 癇に障られない
Causative 癇に障らせる 癇に障らせない
Causative + Passive 癇に障らされる 癇に障らされない
Imperative 癇に障れ 癇に障るな

Example

あの店員の話し方は、なぜか癇に障る。
For some reason, the way that clerk speaks gets on my nerves.

Usage Notes

This idiomatic expression describes a manner, sound, or behavior that feels irritating or unpleasant, often without a clearly stated reason.

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