へつらう(へつらう)

JLPT N1 · Godan verb (Group 1)

Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 3

Meaning: to flatter / fawn

Conjugation

FormJapaneseReading
masu-form (polite)へつらいますへつらいます
te-formへつらってへつらって
ta-form (past)へつらったへつらった
nai-form (negative)へつらわないへつらわない
potential formへつらえるへつらえる

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