訴える (uttaeru)
訴える (うったえる, uttaeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to raise; to bring to (someone's attention)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- うったえる
- Romaji
- uttaeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to raise; to bring to (someone's attention) · ichidan verb, transitive
- to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to play on (one's sympathies) · ichidan verb, transitive
- to complain · ichidan verb, transitive
- to sue (a person); to take someone to court · ichidan verb, transitive
- to resort to (e.g. arms, violence) · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 訴える
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 訴える | うったえる uttaeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 訴えます | うったえます uttaemasu |
| Negative | 訴えない | うったえない uttaenai |
| Polite negative | 訴えません | うったえません uttaemasen |
| Past | 訴えた | うったえた uttaeta |
| Polite past | 訴えました | うったえました uttaemashita |
| Negative past | 訴えなかった | うったえなかった uttaenakatta |
| Te-form | 訴えて | うったえて uttaete |
| Potential | 訴えられる | うったえられる uttaerareru |
| Passive | 訴えられる | うったえられる uttaerareru |
| Causative | 訴えさせる | うったえさせる uttaesaseru |
| Volitional | 訴えよう | うったえよう uttaeyou |
| Imperative | 訴えろ | うったえろ uttaero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 訴えれば | うったえれば uttaereba |
Kanji in 訴える
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 訴える.
Source: JMdict entry 1397720 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.