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hetsurau
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[へつら()·]
hetsurau
[へつら()·]
hetsurau

English Meaning(s) for へつらう

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)

Definition and Synonyms for へつらう

Flatter praise somewhat dishonestly
Synonyms: おだてる, おもねる, へつらう, 媚びる, 媚び諂う, 持ち上げる, 阿諛

Categories へつらう is a member of

Praise express approval of
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Stroke Order Diagrams for へつらう

Conjugations for へつらう

masu stem
hetsurai
Negative stem
hetsurawa
te-form
hetsuratte
Negative te-form
hetsurawanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
hetsurawanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hetsurau
Present Indicative Negative Form
hetsurawanai
Past Indicative Form
hetsuratta
Past Indicative Negative Form
hetsurawanakatta
Presumptive Form
hetsuraou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hetsuraimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hetsuraimasen
Past Indicative Form
hetsuraimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
hetsuraimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
hetsuraimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
hetsuraitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
hetsuraitakunai
Past Indicative Form
hetsuraitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
hetsuraitakunakatta
Adjective stem
hetsuraita
te-form
hetsuraitakute
Negative te-form
hetsuraitakunakute
Adverbial Form
hetsuraitaku
Provisional Form
hetsuraitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
hetsuraitakunakereba
Conditional Form
hetsuraitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
hetsuraitakunakattara
Objective Form
hetsuraitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hetsurae
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hetsurainasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
hetsuraeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
hetsurawanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
hetsurawanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
hetsurattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
hetsurawanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
hetsurattari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hetsuraeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
hetsuraenai
Past Indicative Form
hetsuraeta
Past Indicative Negative Form
hetsuraenakatta
masu-stem
hetsurae
te-form
hetsuraete
Negative te-form
hetsuraenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hetsuraemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hetsuraemasen
Past Indicative Form
hetsuraemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
hetsuraemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hetsurawareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
hetsurawarenai
Past Indicative Form
hetsurawareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
hetsurawarenakatta
masu stem
hetsuraware
te-form
hetsurawarete
Negative te-form
hetsurawarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hetsurawaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hetsurawaremasen
Past Indicative Form
hetsurawaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
hetsurawaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hetsurawaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
hetsurawasenai
Past Indicative Form
hetsurawaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
hetsurawasenakatta
masu stem
hetsurawase
te-form
hetsurawasete
Negative te-form
hetsurawasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hetsurawasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hetsurawasemasen
Past Indicative Form
hetsurawasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
hetsurawasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hetsurawasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
hetsurawasarenai
Past Indicative Form
hetsurawasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
hetsurawasarenakatta
masu stem
hetsurawasare
te-form
hetsurawasarete
Negative te-form
hetsurawasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hetsurawasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hetsurawasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
hetsurawasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
hetsurawasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
hetsurawan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
hetsurawazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
hetsurawanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
hetsurawazaru

Sample Sentences for へつらう

You don't need to flatter your boss.

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