- 1. [v5u, vi] to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to) (uk)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-u)
| Dictionary form | へつらう | (hetsurau) |
| Polite | へつらいます | (hetsuraimasu) |
| Past, plain | へつらった | (hetsuratta) |
| Past, polite | へつらいました | (hetsuraimashita) |
| Negative, plain | へつらわない | (hetsurawanai) |
| Negative, polite | へつらいません | (hetsuraimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | へつらわなかった | (hetsurawanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | へつらいませんでした | (hetsuraimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | へつらって | (hetsuratte) |
| Potential | へつらえる | (hetsuraeru) |
| Volitional | へつらおう | (hetsuraou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | へつらえば | (hetsuraeba) |
| Passive | へつらわれる | (hetsurawareru) |
| Causative | へつらわせる | (hetsurawaseru) |
| Imperative | へつらえ | (hetsurae) |
Kanji in this word
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諂
flatterOn: テン (ten)Kun: へつら.う (hetsura.u)
Example Sentences
あなたはボスにへつらわなくてもよい。
You don't need to flatter your boss.