じらす・焦らすjirasu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | じらす |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | じらします |
| Negative (nai) | じらさない |
| polite (masen) | じらしません |
| classical zu / nu | じらさず・じらさぬ |
| Past (ta) | じらした |
| polite (mashita) | じらしました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | じらさなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | じらしませんでした |
| Te form | じらして |
| Potential | じらせる |
| Passive | じらされる |
| Causative | じらさせる |
| Causative passive | じらさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | じらせば |
| tara | じらしたら |
| Volitional | じらそう |
| polite (mashou) | じらしましょう |
| Imperative | じらせ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
子供をじらす
焦れる describes a person becoming impatient or irritated, while 焦らす means to deliberately make someone else feel that way.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Related苛立てるいらだてるNeutralNeutral in register. It focuses on making someone irritated or angry, and lacks the nuance of deliberately keeping them in suspense.
- RelatedなぶるCasualColloquial. It means to tease or bully, often mocking someone weaker, and carries more malice than 「焦らす」.
Use 「焦らす」 when you deliberately hold back to keep someone waiting anxiously, as in 「焦らさないで早く教えて」; use 「苛立てる」 for making someone angry, and 「嬲る」 for teasing or bullying with malice.
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Japanese definitions
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