詰る

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
つ(ま)
Grade: S
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 詰る – see the following entry.
まる
[verb] be blocked
[verb] be packed, completely filled
[verb] shorten, become shorter
[verb] be unable to do (something) well, be stuck
[verb] arrive at one’s destination, be at the end
[verb] (phonetics, phonology) pronounce with a geminate consonant
[verb] (baseball) hit a pitched ball with the portion of the bat near where the batter grips it
(This term, 詰る, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
なじ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 詰る
Plain 詰る [nàjíꜜrù]
Conjunctive 詰って って [nàjíꜜttè]
Perfective 詰った った [nàjíꜜttà]
Negative 詰らない じらない [nàjíráꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 詰らなかった じらなかった [nàjíráꜜnàkàttà]
Hypothetical conditional 詰れば れば [nàjíꜜrèbà]
Past conditional 詰ったら ったら [nàjíꜜttàrà]
Imperative 詰れ [nàjíꜜrè]
Volitional 詰ろう じろ [nàjíróꜜò]
Desiderative 詰りたい じりた [nàjírítáꜜì]
Formal 詰ります じりま [nàjírímáꜜsù]
Formal negative 詰りません じりませ [nàjírímáséꜜǹ]
Formal volitional 詰りましょう じりましょ [nàjírímáshóꜜò]
Formal perfective 詰りました じりました [nàjírímáꜜshìtà]
Continuative 詰り
詰りに

りに
[nàjíꜜrì]
[nàjíꜜrì nì]
Negative continuative 詰らず
詰らずに
じら
じらずに
[nàjíráꜜzù]
[nàjíráꜜzù nì]
Passive 詰られる じられ [nàjíráréꜜrù]
Causative 詰らせる
詰らす
じらせ
じら
[nàjíráséꜜrù]
[nàjíráꜜsù]
Potential 詰れる じれ [nàjíréꜜrù]

Verb

(なじ) • (najirugodan (stem (なじ) (najiri), past (なじ)った (najitta))

  1. to find fault with by persistently questioning; to interrogate; to cross examine
    • 1914, 夏目漱石 [Natsume Sōseki], chapter 19, in こゝろ [Kokoro], 下 先生と遺書 [Sensei's Testament]:
      (わたくし)(かれ)(むか)って、それでは(よう)()()(あざむ)くと(おな)(こと)ではないかと(なじ)りました
      Watakushi wa kare ni mukatte, sore de wa yōfubo o azamuku to onaji koto de wa nai ka to najirimashita.
      I confronted him, saying, "Isn't that tantamount to deceiving your adoptive parents?"
Conjugation
Conjugation of "詰る" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 詰ら なじら najira
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 詰り なじり najiri
Shūshikei ("terminal") 詰る なじる najiru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 詰る なじる najiru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 詰れ なじれ najire
Meireikei ("imperative") 詰れ なじれ najire
Key constructions
Passive 詰られる なじられる najirareru
Causative 詰らせる
詰らす
なじらせる
なじらす
najiraseru
najirasu
Potential 詰れる なじれる najireru
Volitional 詰ろう なじろう najirō
Negative 詰らない なじらない najiranai
Negative continuative 詰らず なじらず najirazu
Formal 詰ります なじります najirimasu
Perfective 詰った なじった najitta
Conjunctive 詰って なじって najitte
Hypothetical conditional 詰れば なじれば najireba

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN