- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

(kanji info)
  1. 1. [exp, v1] to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words

Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)

Dictionary form (kotobajiriwotoraeru)
Polite (kotobajiriwotoraemasu)
Past, plain (kotobajiriwotoraeta)
Past, polite (kotobajiriwotoraemashita)
Negative, plain (kotobajiriwotoraenai)
Negative, polite (kotobajiriwotoraemasen)
Past negative, plain (kotobajiriwotoraenakatta)
Past negative, polite (kotobajiriwotoraemasendeshita)
Te-form (kotobajiriwotoraete)
Potential (kotobajiriwotoraerareru)
Volitional (kotobajiriwotoraeyou)
Conditional (―ba) (kotobajiriwotoraereba)
Passive (kotobajiriwotoraerareru)
Causative (kotobajiriwotoraesaseru)
Imperative (kotobajiriwotoraero)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

Quick to pounce on what people say and pick on them.