ねだる
Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 強請る
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Transitive
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune- to solicit; to demand; to extort
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | ねだる | ねだります |
| Negative | ねだらない | ねだりません |
| Past | ねだった | ねだりました |
| Past negative | ねだらなかった | ねだりませんでした |
| Te-form | ねだって |
|---|---|
| Potential | ねだれる |
| Passive | ねだられる |
| Causative | ねだらせる |
| Volitional | ねだろう |
| Imperative | ねだれ |
| Conditional (ば) | ねだれば |
| Conditional (たら) | ねだったら |
Example sentences
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He bothered me for money.
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The beggar accosted me for money.
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The boy begged for a new bicycle.
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They importune their parents for money.
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The child is always begging for something.
More examples (5)
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I sponged a dinner off my uncle.
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He finally talked his father into buying a new car.
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I went to a sale with my mother yesterday and kept hounding her to buy me a dress.
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Tom appealed to his mother to buy a new toy for him.
キャサリンが新車を買うように父にねだった時には下心があったのだ。彼女は自分が乗りまわすことができると思ったから。
Catherine had an ulterior motive when she urged her father to buy a new car. She hoped that she'd be able to drive it herself.