Japanese

どなる
Meaning: to shout; to yell; to scold loudly
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 怒鳴る 怒鳴らない
Polite 怒鳴ります 怒鳴りません
Past 怒鳴った 怒鳴らなかった
Polite + Past 怒鳴りました 怒鳴りませんでした
Te-form 怒鳴って 怒鳴らなくて
Potential 怒鳴れる 怒鳴れない
Passive 怒鳴られる 怒鳴られない
Causative 怒鳴らせる 怒鳴らせない
Causative + Passive 怒鳴らされる 怒鳴らされない
Imperative 怒鳴れ 怒鳴るな

Handwriting

怒
鳴
る

Example sentences

My father rarely gets angry, but yesterday he yelled at my brother severely.
「うるせぇ、だまってろ!」と彼は怒鳴った。
「Shut up, be quiet!」 he shouted.
彼は自分の過ちを認めず、逆に居直って怒鳴り始めた。
He didn't admit his mistake; instead, he became defiant and started shouting.

Usage Notes

Often implies shouting with anger or scolding someone loudly.

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