ぼこる

Japanese

Etymology

From ぼこぼこ (bokoboko, adverb) + (-ru).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [bòkóꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [bo̞ko̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

ぼこる or ボコる • (bokorugodan (stem ぼこり (bokori), past ぼこった (bokotta))

  1. (slang) to beat up

Conjugation

Conjugation of "ぼこる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") ぼこら bokora
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") ぼこり bokori
Shūshikei ("terminal") ぼこる bokoru
Rentaikei ("attributive") ぼこる bokoru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") ぼこれ bokore
Meireikei ("imperative") ぼこれ bokore
Key constructions
Passive ぼこられる bokorareru
Causative ぼこらせる
ぼこらす
bokoraseru
bokorasu
Potential ぼこれる bokoreru
Volitional ぼころう bokorō
Negative ぼこらない bokoranai
Negative continuative ぼこらず bokorazu
Formal ぼこります bokorimasu
Perfective ぼこった bokotta
Conjunctive ぼこって bokotte
Hypothetical conditional ぼこれば bokoreba