悪口を言う
わるぐちをいう
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
Meanings
Expression, Godan verb (-u)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 悪口を言うわるぐちをいう | 悪口を言いますわるぐちをいいます |
| Negative | 悪口を言わないわるぐちをいわない | 悪口を言いませんわるぐちをいいません |
| Past | 悪口を言ったわるぐちをいった | 悪口を言いましたわるぐちをいいました |
| Past negative | 悪口を言わなかったわるぐちをいわなかった | 悪口を言いませんでしたわるぐちをいいませんでした |
| Te-form | 悪口を言ってわるぐちをいって |
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| Potential | 悪口を言えるわるぐちをいえる |
| Passive | 悪口を言われるわるぐちをいわれる |
| Causative | 悪口を言わせるわるぐちをいわせる |
| Volitional | 悪口を言おうわるぐちをいおう |
| Imperative | 悪口を言えわるぐちをいえ |
| Conditional (ば) | 悪口を言えばわるぐちをいえば |
| Conditional (たら) | 悪口を言ったらわるぐちをいったら |
Example sentences
人の悪口を言うな。
Don't speak ill of others.
他人の悪口を言うな。
Don't say bad things about others.
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Don't speak badly of him in his absence.
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Don't speak ill of him in public.
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You are too ready to speak ill of others.
More examples (10)
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Never speak ill of others.
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She often calls him names.
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She always speaks ill of others.
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Never speak ill of others.
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He never comes without complaining of others.
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You should not speak ill of others.
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You should not speak ill of others.
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She tends to speak ill of others.
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Don't say bad things about others behind their backs.
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He is the last person to speak ill of others.