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N2 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

(おだ)てるto flatter, to soft-soap, to instigate, to stir up

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to flatter, to soft-soap, to sweet talk, to cajole, to instigate

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    煽てる 【おだてる】

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    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 30,700

    Examples

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      生徒(せいと)(おだ)てやる()にさせる。

      Stir up the students and motivate them. {to flatter, to soft-soap, to instigate, to stir up}

      • N2

      (きゃく)(おだ)洋服(ようふく)()()にさせました。

      I incited the customer and made them feel like buying clothes. {to flatter, to soft-soap, to instigate, to stir up}

      • N2

      観客(かんきゃく)(ぼく)(おだ)(ぼく)にもう(いっ)(きょく)(うた)わせようとした。

      The audience tried to stir me up and make me sing one more song. {to flatter, to soft-soap, to instigate, to stir up}

      • N2

      (おだ)ても無駄(むだ)だよ!(きみ)(なに)(たくら)んでいるかはお見通(みとお)しなんだから!

      It's useless to provoke me! I already see through your plans! {to flatter, to soft-soap, to instigate, to stir up}

      • N2

      頑張(がんば)って生徒(せいと)たちを(おだ)ても、せいぜい十分(じゅっぷん)ほどしか(かれ)らは勉強(べんきょう)しません。

      Even if I try hard to encourage the students, they only study for about ten minutes at most. {to flatter, to soft-soap, to instigate, to stir up}

      • N2
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