詰る

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
詰
つ(ま) Grade: S
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 詰る – see the following entry.

【詰つまる】 [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
詰
なじ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なじ​る [nàjíꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [na̠ʑiɾɯ̟ᵝ]

• Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "詰る"

Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形)	詰る	なじ​る	[nàjíꜜrù]
Imperative (命令形)	詰れ	なじ​れ	[nàjíꜜrè]
Key constructions
Passive	詰られる	なじられ​る	[nàjíráréꜜrù]
Causative	詰らせる	なじらせ​る	[nàjíráséꜜrù]
Potential	詰れる	なじれ​る	[nàjíréꜜrù]
Volitional	詰ろう	なじろ​ー	[nàjíróꜜò]
Negative	詰らない	なじら​ない	[nàjíráꜜnàì]
Negative perfective	詰らなかった	なじら​なかった	[nàjíráꜜnàkàttà]
Formal	詰ります	なじりま​す	[nàjírímáꜜsù]
Perfective	詰った	なじ​った	[nàjíꜜttà]
Conjunctive	詰って	なじ​って	[nàjíꜜttè]
Hypothetical conditional	詰れば	なじ​れば	[nàjíꜜrèbà]

Verb

詰(なじ)る • (najiru) godan (stem 詰(なじ)り (najiri), past 詰(なじ)った (najitta))

1. to find fault with by persistently questioning; to interrogate; to cross examine

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