JLPT N2 · Verb

怠る (okotaru)

怠る (おこたる, okotaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to neglect; to be negligent in”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
おこたる
Romaji
okotaru
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to fail to do; to leave undone · godan verb, transitive
  2. to improve (of an illness); to get better · godan verb, intransitive · dated

Example sentences

あなたは「ありがとう」と言うことを怠った。
You neglected to say "Thank you."

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 怠る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary怠るおこたる okotaru
Polite (~masu)怠りますおこたります okotarimasu
Negative怠らないおこたらない okotaranai
Polite negative怠りませんおこたりません okotarimasen
Past怠ったおこたった okotatta
Polite past怠りましたおこたりました okotarimashita
Negative past怠らなかったおこたらなかった okotaranakatta
Te-form怠っておこたって okotatte
Potential怠れるおこたれる okotareru
Passive怠られるおこたられる okotarareru
Causative怠らせるおこたらせる okotaraseru
Volitional怠ろうおこたろう okotarou
Imperative怠れおこたれ okotare
Conditional (~ba)怠ればおこたれば okotareba

Kanji in 怠る

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 怠る.

Source: JMdict entry 1410710 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.