値切る・直切る|ねぎるnegiru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Which spelling to use
値切る値切る(ねぎる) is the most common written form and the form learners should use.
直切る直切る is a rarely used variant of 値切る; learners will seldom need to write it.
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
    彼女かのじょは値切ねぎるのがうまいんだ。↗
    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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 値段ねだんを引ひかせる、値段ねだんをまけさせる、値引ねびきさせる。
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