Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI get angry | ||
| NegativeI don’t get angry |
JAPANESE VERB
おこる
怒る
to get angry, to tell someone off
- #102 most used
- Godan verb (u-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI got angry | ||
| NegativeI didn’t get angry |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formgetting angry, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am getting angry | ||
| Please (て ください)please get angry |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can get angry | ||
| NegativeI can’t get angry |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to get angry | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to get angry |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s get angry |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I get angry
- If, when (たら) if I get angry
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) get angry (do it)
- Plain command get angry!
- Please don’t please don’t get angry
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am gotten angry | ||
| CausativeI make someone get angry |
How to use おこる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
はは は ちこく する と おこります。
My mother gets angry when I'm late.
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Past
けんた は ちいさな こと で おこった。
Kenta got angry over a small thing.
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Te-form
せんせい は まだ おこって いる。
The teacher is still angry.
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Potential
かわいい かお を されて、 おこれなかった。
She gave me such a cute look I couldn't be angry.
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Want to
おこりたくない けど、 もう がまん できない。
I don't want to get angry, but I can't take any more.
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Volitional
おころう と おもった けど、 わらって しまった。
I was going to get angry, but I ended up laughing.
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Conditional
おこれば、 こども は もっと なく。
If you get angry, the kid cries even more.
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Commands and requests
そんな こと で おこらないで ください。
Please don't get angry over something like that.
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Passive and causative
ちこく して、 ぶちょう に おこられた。
I was late and got told off by my boss.
Good to know
- おこられる, to get told off, is one of the first passives you'll hear.
Where you hear おこる
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 1
- ばあちゃん は うそ を いう と おこる。 Grandma gets angry if I tell a lie.
- ゆうべ、 おきゃくさん に おこられた。 A guest told me off last night.
- ばあちゃん に いったら、 おこる よ。 If you tell Grandma, she'll get angry.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 2
- そうた が おくれる と、 いつも おこる。 When Sota's late, I always get angry.
- ベン が わすれた から、 すこし おこった。 Ben forgot, so I got a bit angry.
- ねえちゃん、 きっと おこる よ。 Sis will get angry, for sure.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).