Japanese

からかう
Meaning: to tease; to poke fun at; to mock
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 揶揄う 揶揄わない
Polite 揶揄います 揶揄いません
Past 揶揄った 揶揄わなかった
Polite + Past 揶揄いました 揶揄いませんでした
Te-form 揶揄って 揶揄わなくて
Potential 揶揄える 揶揄えない
Passive 揶揄われる 揶揄われない
Causative 揶揄わせる 揶揄わせない
Causative + Passive 揶揄わされる 揶揄わされない
Imperative 揶揄え 揶揄うな

Handwriting

揶
揄
う

Example

I teased my sister and made her cry.

Usage Notes

Used when someone does something to irritate or distress another person for their own amusement.

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