Nihongo

怒ります(おこります、okorimasu)
- to get angry

Romaji:

Japanese:

Kana:

OKO

怒

おこ

RI

り

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MA

ま

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SU

す

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怒ります (おこります, romaji: okorimasu) means "to get angry" in Japanese. It is a N5 High-level Verb (group 1) word.

Meaning:to get angry
Level:N5 High
Lexical Category:Verb (group 1) (五段動詞)
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Verb Conjugation

Basic Conjugation

Romaji:okorimasu

Hiragana:おこります

Polite-form
(ます形)
おこります怒ります。get angry.
Dict-form
(辞書形)
怒るget angry
Connect-form
(て形)
怒って + <Verb>
Not-form
(ない形)
怒らないnot get angry

Advanced Conjugation

Past-form
(た形)
怒ったget angried
Terminal-form
(終止形)
怒る。get angry.
If-form
(仮定形)
怒ればif get angry
Let's-form
(意志形)
怒ろう !let's get angry
Command-form
(命令形)
怒れ !get angry !
AI Explanation
Meaning

The Japanese verb 怒ります怒ります means "to get angry," "to be angry," "to be mad," or "to get upset." It describes the feeling of anger or the act of expressing anger. It signifies a negative emotional state, typically triggered by something perceived as unfair, wrong, or frustrating.

Examples

⚫︎ 彼は私に嘘をついたので、私は怒りました。 Translation: He lied to me, so I got angry. ⚫︎ 先生は宿題を忘れた生徒に怒りました。 Translation: The teacher got angry at the students who forgot their homework. ⚫︎ 犬が急に吠えたので、子供は怒りました。 Translation: The child got scared when the dog suddenly barked, and got angry.

Usage

You use 怒ります怒ります in situations when someone experiences or expresses anger. It can be used to describe your own feelings or someone else's. It's important to use it appropriately in context, as overusing it might sound overly aggressive. The level of politeness can be adjusted by using different verb conjugations.

Notation

⚫︎ Usually written in kanji: 怒ります怒ります。 ⚫︎ Hiragana reading: おこります ⚫︎ The base form (dictionary form) is 怒る怒る(okoru). ⚫︎ The ます form is the polite form and is used in most everyday conversations. ⚫︎ The okurigana (the hiragana after the kanji) is consistent: 怒ります怒ります。

Synonyms

⚫︎ 腹が立つ (hara ga tatsu) - to get angry, to be annoyed (literally: "stomach stands up") ⚫︎ かんしゃくを起こす (kanshyaku o okosu) - to throw a tantrum, to get angry suddenly ⚫︎ 立腹する (rippuku suru) - to be furious, to be angry (more formal) ⚫︎ 激怒する (gekidō suru) - to be enraged, to be furious (very strong anger)

Antonyms

⚫︎ 喜びます (yorokobimasu) - to be pleased, to be glad ⚫︎ 笑います (waraimasu) - to laugh ⚫︎ 落ち着きます (ochitsukimasu) - to calm down

Example Sentence 1

なぜ彼はそんなに怒っているの? ・Translation: Why is he so angry? ・Explanation: This sentence uses the te-form (怒って - okotte) of the verb 怒る怒る to describe the state of being angry.

Example Sentence 2

私は彼の無礼な態度に怒りを感じた。 ・Translation: I felt anger at his rude attitude. ・Explanation: This sentence uses the noun form 怒り怒り (ikari - anger) derived from the verb.

Etymology

The kanji 怒 (do, ikari, okoru) combines the radicals of "female" and "slave," the original meaning can be tied to the emotions or state of being of those in the lower societal classes or those who are in captivity. The etymology is complex, but its original association shows it is a deep-seated human emotion.

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