けちる
Japanese
Etymology
From けち (kechi) + る (-ru).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) けちる [kèchíꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- IPA(key): [ke̞t͡ɕiɾɯ̟ᵝ]
Verb
けちる or ケチる • (kechiru) godan (stem けちり (kechiri), past けちった (kechitta))
- to be stingy
Conjugation
Conjugation of "けちる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms | |||
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Imperfective (未然形) | けちら | kechira | |
Continuative (連用形) | けちり | kechiri | |
Terminal (終止形) | けちる | kechiru | |
Attributive (連体形) | けちる | kechiru | |
Hypothetical (仮定形) | けちれ | kechire | |
Imperative (命令形) | けちれ | kechire | |
Key constructions | |||
Passive | けちられる | kechirareru | |
Causative | けちらせる けちらす | kechiraseru kechirasu | |
Potential | けちれる | kechireru | |
Volitional | けちろう | kechirō | |
Negative | けちらない | kechiranai | |
Negative continuative | けちらず | kechirazu | |
Formal | けちります | kechirimasu | |
Perfective | けちった | kechitta | |
Conjunctive | けちって | kechitte | |
Hypothetical conditional | けちれば | kechireba |
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN