Japanese reference
値切る
ねぎる
to haggle over the price
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | ねぎる (negiru)haggle over the price |
| Polite, masu | ねぎります (negirimasu)haggle over the price |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ねぎらない (negiranai)do not haggle over the price |
| Polite negative | ねぎりません (negirimasen)do not haggle over the price |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ねぎった (negitta)haggled over the price |
| Polite past | ねぎりました (negirimashita)haggled over the price |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ねぎらなかった (negiranakatta)did not haggle over the price |
| Polite past negative | ねぎりませんでした (negirimasendeshita)did not haggle over the price |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ねぎって (negitte)haggling over the price (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ねぎりまして (negirimashite)haggling over the price (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ねぎっている (negitteiru)be haggling over the price |
| Polite te-iru | ねぎっています (negitteimasu)be haggling over the price |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ねぎれば (negireba)if you haggle over the price |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ねぎりますれば (negirimasureba)if you haggle over the price (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | ねぎったら (negittara)if you haggle over the price |
| Polite conditional, tara | ねぎりましたら (negirimashitara)if you haggle over the price |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ねぎれる (negireru)can haggle over the price |
| Polite potential | ねぎれます (negiremasu)can haggle over the price |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | ねぎろう (negirou)let's haggle over the price! |
| Polite volitional | ねぎりましょう (negirimashou)let's haggle over the price! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ねぎりたい (negiritai)want to haggle over the price |
| Polite desire, tai | ねぎりたいです (negiritaidesu)want to haggle over the price |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | ねぎられる (negirareru)be affected when someone haggles over the price |
| Polite passive | ねぎられます (negiraremasu)be affected when someone haggles over the price |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ねぎらせる (negiraseru)make or let someone haggle over the price |
| Polite causative | ねぎらせます (negirasemasu)make or let someone haggle over the price |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | ねぎらせられる (negiraserareru)be made to haggle over the price |
| Polite causative-passive | ねぎらせられます (negiraseraremasu)be made to haggle over the price |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ねぎるな (negiruna)do not haggle over the price! |
| Polite negative request | ねぎらないでください (negiranaidekudasai)please do not haggle over the price |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ねぎります (negirimasu)haggle over the price |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ねぎりません (negirimasen)do not haggle over the price |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ねぎりました (negirimashita)haggled over the price |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ねぎりませんでした (negirimasendeshita)did not haggle over the price |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ねぎってください (negittekudasai)please haggle over the price |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | ねぎらないでください (negiranaidekudasai)please do not haggle over the price |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ねぎりましょう (negirimashou)let's haggle over the price! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ねぎってもいい (negittemoii)may haggle over the price |
| Polite permission | ねぎってもいいです (negittemoiidesu)may haggle over the price |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ねぎってはいけない (negittehaikenai)must not haggle over the price |
| Polite prohibition | ねぎってはいけません (negittehaikemasen)must not haggle over the price |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ねぎりなさい (negirinasai)haggle over the price (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ねぎってみる (negittemiru)try to haggle over the price |
| Polite try doing | ねぎってみます (negittemimasu)try to haggle over the price |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ねぎってしまう (negitteshimau)haggle over the price completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ねぎってしまいます (negitteshimaimasu)haggle over the price completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ねぎっておく (negitteoku)haggle over the price in advance |
| Polite preparation | ねぎっておきます (negitteokimasu)haggle over the price in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ねぎったことがある (negittakotogaaru)have the experience of: haggled over the price |
| Polite past experience | ねぎったことがあります (negittakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: haggled over the price |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ねぎると (negiruto)whenever you haggle over the price |
| Polite automatic result | ねぎりますと (negirimasuto)whenever you haggle over the price |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ねぎるなら (negirunara)if you mean to haggle over the price |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ねぎるだろう (negirudarou)probably haggle over the price |
| Polite probability | ねぎるでしょう (negirudeshou)probably haggle over the price |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ねぎれ (negire)haggle over the price! |
| Polite request | ねぎってください (negittekudasai)please haggle over the price |
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