JLPT N4 Elementary
踊る
To dance, or figuratively, to be manipulated.
Readings
Other forms
踊ります polite form
踊って te-form
踊った plain past
踊らない plain negative
踊れる potential
踊ろう volitional
1 Verb (Godan, Intransitive)
To dance
Describes the act of moving the body rhythmically to music for enjoyment or performance.
Example
祭り で みんな が 楽しそうに 踊って いた 。
Everyone was dancing happily at the festival.
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2 Verb (Godan, Intransitive)
To be manipulated
Refers figuratively to acting according to someone else’s will or being swayed by external information.
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