怒る
おこる
to get angry; to scold angrily
Okoru (怒る) is a godan verb meaning "to get angry". Its polite form is 怒ります (okorimasu), its te form is 怒って (okotte), its past form is 怒った (okotta), and its negative form is 怒らない (okoranai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Okoru (怒る) conjugation quick reference
怒る means "to get angry". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Okoru example sentences
先生はおこります。
The teacher gets angry.
母はきのうおこりました。
Mom got angry yesterday.
父はおこりません。
Dad doesn't get angry.
How to use Okoru: grammar notes
•When someone gets angry, use 怒る with the person marked by が — for example, 先生が怒った (The teacher got angry).
•If you're angry at someone or something, use に — like in 母が私に怒った (My mom got angry at me).
•Be careful not to confuse 怒る (to get angry or scold) with 悲しむ (to feel sad) — they express different emotions!
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Okoru
すぐに怒る
Gets angry easily
怒らないで
Don’t get angry
母に怒られた
I was scolded by my mom
Okoru (怒る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 怒る | okoru |
| Masu Form | 怒ります | okorimasu |
| Te Form | 怒って | okotte |
| Past Form | 怒った | okotta |
| Negative Form | 怒らない | okoranai |
| Past Negative | 怒らなかった | okoranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 怒ります | okorimasu |
| Polite Past | 怒りました | okorimashita |
| Polite Negative | 怒りません | okorimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 怒りませんでした | okorimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 怒れる | okoreru |
| Passive Form | 怒られる | okorareru |
| Causative Form | 怒らせる | okoraseru |
| Causative Passive | 怒らされる | okorasareru |
| Volitional Form | 怒ろう | okorou |
| Imperative Form | 怒れ | okore |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 怒れば | okoreba |
| Conditional (たら) | 怒ったら | okottara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 怒っている | okotteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 怒りたい | okoritai |
| Prohibition | 怒るな | okoruna |