叱る
しかる
to scold
Shikaru (叱る) is a godan verb meaning "to scold". Its polite form is 叱ります (shikarimasu), its te form is 叱って (shikatte), its past form is 叱った (shikatta), and its negative form is 叱らない (shikaranai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Shikaru (叱る) conjugation quick reference
叱る means "to scold". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Shikaru 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.
How to use Shikaru: grammar notes
•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 with Shikaru
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
Shikaru (叱る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 叱る | shikaru |
| Masu Form | 叱ります | shikarimasu |
| Te Form | 叱って | shikatte |
| Past Form | 叱った | shikatta |
| Negative Form | 叱らない | shikaranai |
| Past Negative | 叱らなかった | shikaranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 叱ります | shikarimasu |
| Polite Past | 叱りました | shikarimashita |
| Polite Negative | 叱りません | shikarimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 叱りませんでした | shikarimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 叱れる | shikareru |
| Passive Form | 叱られる | shikarareru |
| Causative Form | 叱らせる | shikaraseru |
| Causative Passive | 叱らされる | shikarasareru |
| Volitional Form | 叱ろう | shikarou |
| Imperative Form | 叱れ | shikare |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 叱れば | shikareba |
| Conditional (たら) | 叱ったら | shikattara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 叱っている | shikatteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 叱りたい | shikaritai |
| Prohibition | 叱るな | shikaruna |