Japanese

てる

はらをたてる
Meaning: to get angry; to take offense; to lose one's temper
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

腹
を
立
て
る

Example

There's no need to get angry over such a trivial thing.

Usage Notes

An idiomatic expression meaning to become angry. '腹' (stomach) is often associated with emotions in Japanese culture.

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