言いくるめる（いいくるめる）
JLPT N3 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 5
Meaning: to talk someone into
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 言いくるめます | いいくるめます |
| te-form | 言いくるめて | いいくるめて |
| ta-form (past) | 言いくるめた | いいくるめた |
| nai-form (negative) | 言いくるめない | いいくるめない |
| potential form | 言いくるめられる | いいくるめられる |
Example sentences
- うまく言いくるめられて、断れなかった。 — He was talked into it so smoothly that he couldn't refuse.
- 子供を言いくるめるのはよくない。 — It's not good to sweet-talk a child into something.
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