操る
あやつる
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to manage; to control
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Transitive
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to manage; to control; to maneuver; to steer- to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument)
- to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
- to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.); to pull the strings; to control from the shadows; to mastermind
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 操るあやつる | 操りますあやつります |
| Negative | 操らないあやつらない | 操りませんあやつりません |
| Past | 操ったあやつった | 操りましたあやつりました |
| Past negative | 操らなかったあやつらなかった | 操りませんでしたあやつりませんでした |
| Te-form | 操ってあやつって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 操れるあやつれる |
| Passive | 操られるあやつられる |
| Causative | 操らせるあやつらせる |
| Volitional | 操ろうあやつろう |
| Imperative | 操れあやつれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 操ればあやつれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 操ったらあやつったら |
Example sentences
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You handled that deftly.
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I am awkward with numbers.
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That interpreter is a master of five languages.
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A puppet does not know that it is being controlled.
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It's being manipulated by investors trying to make it rich.
More examples (5)
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Tom doesn't like people who manipulate others.
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Do you believe our destinies are controlled by the stars?
ただ今限定20名様にだけ、年下女を操る秘密を無料で公開しております。
Right now, to 20 people only, we're revealing for free the secret of manipulating younger women.
光速の異名を持ち重力を自在に操る高貴なる女性騎士が登場するゲームをしたい。
I want to play a game where a noble female knight with the nickname "Light-Speed" freely manipulates gravity.
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He has two languages at his command besides English.