売る（うる）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: to sell
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 売ります | うります |
| te-form | 売って | うって |
| ta-form (past) | 売った | うった |
| nai-form (negative) | 売らない | うらない |
| potential form | 売れる | うれる |
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Example sentences
- あの店は野菜を安く売っている。 — That store sells vegetables cheaply.
- 読み終わった古い本を売った。 — I sold the old books I had finished reading.
Idioms & proverbs containing “売る”
- 油を売る (あぶらをうる) — to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
- 羊頭を掲げて狗肉を売る (ようとうをかかげてくにくをうる) — to cry wine and sell vinegar; to do deceptive advertisement; to put up a sheep's head and sell dog meat
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