Japanese

てる

あらだてる
Meaning: to aggravate; to make waves; to cause trouble
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 荒立てる 荒立てない
Polite 荒立てます 荒立てません
Past 荒立てた 荒立てなかった
Polite + Past 荒立てました 荒立てませんでした
Te-form 荒立てて 荒立てなくて
Potential 荒立てられる 荒立てられない
Passive 荒立てられる 荒立てられない
Causative 荒立てさせる 荒立てさせない
Imperative 荒立てろ 荒立てるな

Handwriting

荒
立
て
る

Example

Let's not make waves.

Usage Notes

Used when advising against making a problem worse or more complicated.

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