See tel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"form": "telし",
"source": "conjugation",
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{
"form": "テルし",
"source": "conjugation",
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},
{
"form": "teru shi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"form": "telし",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"continuative"
]
},
{
"form": "テルし",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"continuative"
]
},
{
"form": "teru shi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"continuative"
]
},
{
"form": "telする",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"terminative"
]
},
{
"form": "テルする",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"terminative"
]
},
{
"form": "teru suru",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"terminative"
]
},
{
"form": "telする",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"attributive"
]
},
{
"form": "テルする",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"attributive"
]
},
{
"form": "teru suru",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"attributive"
]
},
{
"form": "telすれ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"hypothetical"
]
},
{
"form": "テルすれ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"hypothetical"
]
},
{
"form": "teru sure",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"hypothetical"
]
},
{
"form": "telせよ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"literary"
]
},
{
"form": "telしろ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"imperative"
]
},
{
"form": "テルせよ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"literary"
]
},
{
"form": "テルしろ",
"source": "conjugation",
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"colloquial",
"imperative"
]
},
{
"form": "teru seyo",
"source": "conjugation",
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"imperative",
"literary"
]
},
{
"form": "teru shiro",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"imperative"
]
},
{
"form": "telされる",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"passive"
]
},
{
"form": "テルされる",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"passive"
]
},
{
"form": "teru sareru",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"passive"
]
},
{
"form": "telさせる",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "telさす",
"source": "conjugation",
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"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "テルさせる",
"source": "conjugation",
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"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "テルさす",
"source": "conjugation",
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"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "teru saseru",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "teru sasu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "telできる",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"form": "テルできる",
"source": "conjugation",
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"potential"
]
},
{
"form": "teru dekiru",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"potential"
]
},
{
"form": "telしよう",
"source": "conjugation",
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"volitional"
]
},
{
"form": "テルしよう",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"volitional"
]
},
{
"form": "teru shiyō",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"volitional"
]
},
{
"form": "telしない",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "テルしない",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "teru shinai",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "telせず",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"continuative",
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]
},
{
"form": "テルせず",
"source": "conjugation",
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"continuative",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "teru sezu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"continuative",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "telします",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "テルします",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "teru shimasu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "telした",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
]
},
{
"form": "テルした",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
]
},
{
"form": "teru shita",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
]
},
{
"form": "telして",
"source": "conjugation",
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"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "テルして",
"source": "conjugation",
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"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "teru shite",
"source": "conjugation",
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]
},
{
"form": "telすれば",
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{
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{
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"source": "conjugation",
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},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"terminative"
]
},
{
"form": "テルする",
"source": "conjugation",
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"terminative"
]
},
{
"form": "teru suru",
"source": "conjugation",
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"terminative"
]
},
{
"form": "telする",
"source": "conjugation",
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"attributive"
]
},
{
"form": "テルする",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"attributive"
]
},
{
"form": "teru suru",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"attributive"
]
},
{
"form": "telすれ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"hypothetical"
]
},
{
"form": "テルすれ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"hypothetical"
]
},
{
"form": "teru sure",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"hypothetical"
]
},
{
"form": "telせよ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"literary"
]
},
{
"form": "telしろ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"imperative"
]
},
{
"form": "テルせよ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"literary"
]
},
{
"form": "テルしろ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"imperative"
]
},
{
"form": "teru seyo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"literary"
]
},
{
"form": "teru shiro",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"imperative"
]
},
{
"form": "telされる",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"passive"
]
},
{
"form": "テルされる",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"passive"
]
},
{
"form": "teru sareru",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"passive"
]
},
{
"form": "telさせる",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "telさす",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "テルさせる",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "テルさす",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "teru saseru",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "teru sasu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"causative"
]
},
{
"form": "telできる",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"potential"
]
},
{
"form": "テルできる",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"potential"
]
},
{
"form": "teru dekiru",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"potential"
]
},
{
"form": "telしよう",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"volitional"
]
},
{
"form": "テルしよう",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"volitional"
]
},
{
"form": "teru shiyō",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"volitional"
]
},
{
"form": "telしない",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "テルしない",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "teru shinai",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "telせず",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"continuative",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "テルせず",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"continuative",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "teru sezu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"continuative",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "telします",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "テルします",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "teru shimasu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "telした",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
]
},
{
"form": "テルした",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
]
},
{
"form": "teru shita",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
]
},
{
"form": "telして",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "テルして",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "teru shite",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "telすれば",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"hypothetical"
]
},
{
"form": "テルすれば",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"hypothetical"
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{
"form": "teru sureba",
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}
],
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"name": "ja-verb-suru"
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],
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"lang_code": "ja",
"pos": "verb",
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{
"categories": [
"Japanese informal terms"
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"to call (contact by telephone)"
],
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],
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{
"ipa": "[te̞ɾɯ̟]"
}
],
"word": "tel"
}
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