値切る・直切る|ねぎるnegiru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
This browser can't play pronunciations (needs Safari 18.4 or later, or Chrome / Edge / Firefox).
- godan verb, transitive verbto drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle彼女は値切るのがうまいんだ。↗She's good at bargaining the price down.
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 値切る(ねぎる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 値切ります(ねぎります) |
| Negative (nai) | 値切らない(ねぎらない) |
| polite (masen) | 値切りません(ねぎりません) |
| classical zu / nu | 値切らず・値切らぬ(ねぎらず・ねぎらぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 値切った(ねぎった) |
| polite (mashita) | 値切りました(ねぎりました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 値切らなかった(ねぎらなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 値切りませんでした(ねぎりませんでした) |
| Te form | 値切って(ねぎって) |
| Potential | 値切れる(ねぎれる) |
| Passive | 値切られる(ねぎられる) |
| Causative | 値切らせる(ねぎらせる) |
| Causative passive | 値切らせられる・値切らされる(ねぎらせられる・ねぎらされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 値切れば(ねぎれば) |
| tara | 値切ったら(ねぎったら) |
| Volitional | 値切ろう(ねぎろう) |
| polite (mashou) | 値切りましょう(ねぎりましょう) |
| Imperative | 値切れ(ねぎれ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym買い叩くかいたたくNeutralForcing the price down by exploiting the seller's weak position; harsher than 「値切る」 and carrying an unfair, negative overtone. Not a neutral substitute.
- Related掛け合うかけあうNeutralA broader word: negotiating or bargaining with someone, not limited to driving prices down. Can also mean splashing water on each other.
For haggling over a purchase, say 「値切る」. Use 「買い叩く」 when someone exploits a seller's weak position to force the price way down. Use 「掛け合う」 (or 「交渉する」) for negotiating with someone — it covers much more than price.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


