尖る (togaru)
尖る (とがる, togaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to taper to a point; to become pointed”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- とがる
- Romaji
- togaru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp · godan verb, intransitive
- to be on edge; to be nervous; to be irritable; to be touchy · godan verb, intransitive
- to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh; to be angry; to look displeased; to look sour · godan verb, intransitive
- to be provocative; to be radical; to be rebellious · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 尖る
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 尖る | とがる togaru |
| Polite (~masu) | 尖ります | とがります togarimasu |
| Negative | 尖らない | とがらない togaranai |
| Polite negative | 尖りません | とがりません togarimasen |
| Past | 尖った | とがった togatta |
| Polite past | 尖りました | とがりました togarimashita |
| Negative past | 尖らなかった | とがらなかった togaranakatta |
| Te-form | 尖って | とがって togatte |
| Potential | 尖れる | とがれる togareru |
| Passive | 尖られる | とがられる togarareru |
| Causative | 尖らせる | とがらせる togaraseru |
| Volitional | 尖ろう | とがろう togarou |
| Imperative | 尖れ | とがれ togare |
| Conditional (~ba) | 尖れば | とがれば togareba |
Kanji in 尖る
Source: JMdict entry 1389970 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.