叱る
しかる
to scold
Godan verbJLPT N4
Example Sentences
母は弟を叱ります。
My mother scolds my younger brother.
先生は昨日私を叱りました。
The teacher scolded me yesterday.
父はあまり叱りません。
My father doesn’t scold much.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•Use 叱る with the particle を to mark the person being scolded — for example, 子どもを叱る means "scold the child."
•Don't confuse 叱る with 怒る (おこる); 叱る is more about correcting someone, like a parent or teacher does, not just getting angry.
•In casual speech, 叱る is often used in the past form 叱った (shikatta), especially when talking about something that already happened.
•JLPT N4 level
Common Phrases & Expressions
子どもを叱る
To scold a child
大声で叱る
To scold loudly
叱られて反省する
To reflect after being scolded
Complete Conjugation Table
Basic Forms
Dictionary Form
叱る
Masu Form
叱ります
Te Form
叱って
Past Form
叱った
Negative Form
叱らない
Past Negative
叱らなかった
Polite Forms
Polite Present
叱ります
Polite Past
叱りました
Polite Negative
叱りません
Polite Past Negative
叱りませんでした
Advanced Forms
Potential Form
叱れる
Passive Form
叱られる
Causative Form
叱らせる
Causative Passive
叱らされる
Volitional Form
叱ろう
Imperative Form
叱れ
Conditional Forms
Conditional (ば)
叱れば
Conditional (たら)
叱ったら
Other Forms
Progressive Form
叱っている
Desire (たい)
叱りたい
Prohibition
叱るな