Japanese

々をねる

だだをこねる
Meaning: to throw a tantrum; to whine stubbornly to get one's way
Part of Speech: Verb, Idiom

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 駄々を捏ねる 駄々を捏ねない
Polite 駄々を捏ねます 駄々を捏ねません
Past 駄々を捏ねた 駄々を捏ねなかった
Polite + Past 駄々を捏ねました 駄々を捏ねませんでした
Te-form 駄々を捏ねて 駄々を捏ねなくて
Potential 駄々を捏ねられる 駄々を捏ねられない
Passive 駄々を捏ねられる 駄々を捏ねられない
Causative 駄々を捏ねさせる 駄々を捏ねさせない
Imperative 駄々を捏ねろ 駄々を捏ねるな

Example

弟は店の前で駄々を捏ねた。
My little brother threw a tantrum in front of the shop.

Usage Notes

Often describes a child who cries, sulks, or keeps insisting when a wish is refused.

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