Japanese

おこる
Meaning: to get angry; to scold
Part of Speech: Verb Alternative Readings: いかって

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 怒る 怒らない
Polite 怒ります 怒りません
Past 怒った 怒らなかった
Polite + Past 怒りました 怒りませんでした
Te-form 怒って 怒らなくて
Potential 怒れる 怒れない
Passive 怒られる 怒られない
Causative 怒らせる 怒らせない
Causative + Passive 怒らされる 怒らされない
Imperative 怒れ 怒るな

Handwriting

怒
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Example sentences

He scolded his son harshly for telling a lie.
別に怒っているわけではありません。
I'm not particularly angry.
彼は怒っているわけでもないし、悲しんでいるわけでもない。
He is neither angry nor sad.
彼は本気で怒っている。
He is seriously angry.
何でそんなに怒っているの?
Why are you so angry?
彼は私が怒っていると勘違いしたようだ。
He seems to have misunderstood that I am angry.
彼は怒って壁を強く殴った。
He got angry and punched the wall hard.
授業中にふざけてばかりいると、先生に怒られますよ。
If you keep fooling around during class, the teacher will get mad at you.
嘘がバレて、怒られた。
The lie was exposed, and I was scolded.
彼は怒って部屋を出て行った。
He left the room in anger.

Usage Notes

Used for both the internal feeling of anger and the external act of scolding someone.

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