- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

(kanji info)
  1. 1. [v1, vt] to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate (uk)

Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)

Dictionary form (odateru)
Polite (odatemasu)
Past, plain (odateta)
Past, polite (odatemashita)
Negative, plain (odatenai)
Negative, polite (odatemasen)
Past negative, plain (odatenakatta)
Past negative, polite (odatemasendeshita)
Te-form (odatete)
Potential (odaterareru)
Volitional (odateyou)
Conditional (―ba) (odatereba)
Passive (odaterareru)
Causative (odatesaseru)
Imperative (odatero)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

You had better try buttering him up first.