Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI scold | ||
| NegativeI don’t scold |
JAPANESE VERB
しかる
叱る
to scold
- #251 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 scolded | ||
| NegativeI didn’t scold |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formscolding, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am scolding | ||
| Please (て ください)please scold |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can scold | ||
| NegativeI can’t scold |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to scold | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to scold |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s scold |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I scold
- If, when (たら) if I scold
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) scold (do it)
- Plain command scold!
- Please don’t please don’t scold
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am scolded | ||
| CausativeI make someone scold |
How to use しかる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
ちち は めったに こども を しかりません。
My father rarely scolds the children.
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Past
きのう、 おそく かえった むすめ を しかった。
Yesterday I scolded my daughter for coming home late.
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Te-form
そんな に つよく しかって、 かわいそう だ よ。
Scolding him that hard, the poor thing.
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Potential
あの かお を みる と、 しかれません。
When I see that face, I can't scold him.
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Want to
ほんとう は しかりたくない けど、 しかた が ない。
I don't really want to scold him, but there's no choice.
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Volitional
いちど だけ ちゃんと しかろう と おもう。
I think I'll scold him properly, just once.
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Conditional
あまり しかったら、 こども は なにも いわなく なる。
If you scold too much, children stop saying anything.
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Commands and requests
わるい こと を したら、 ちゃんと しかりなさい。
When he does something wrong, scold him properly.
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Passive and causative
ちこく して、 ぶちょう に しかられました。
I was late and got told off by the department head.
Good to know
- しかられる, the passive, is what you say when you got told off: はは に しかられた.
Where you hear しかる
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 2
- あおき さん は ちこく する と しかります。 Ms. Aoki scolds people who are late.
- きのう、 しかられました。 I was scolded yesterday.
- そうた が さら を わったら、 しかる よ。 If Sota breaks a plate, I'll tell him off.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).