誇ほこる

hokoru

Godan Verb (ru)

1. to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

Transitive

あんなに長所ちょうしょが多おういのに彼女かのじょは誇ほこらなかった。

annani chōshoga ōinoni kanojowa hokoranakatta.

With all her merits she was not proud.

60 Variants Available

Essential 8 items

誇ほこった

hokotta

The past form

1. boasted; bragged

★ Common

Verb

#18741

誇ほこって

hokotte

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Praising; Boasting

★ Common

Verb

#14282

誇ほこらない

hokoranai

The negative form

1. Not boastful; Humble

★ Common

Verb

#16606

誇ほこらなかった

hokoranakatta

The past negative form

1. Did not praise; Did not boast

★ Common

Verb

#18181

誇ほこりました

hokorimashita

The polite past form

1. Praised; Boasted

★ Common

Verb

#14787

誇ほこります

hokorimasu

The polite form

1. To praise; To boast of

★ Common

Verb

#13577

誇ほこりません

hokorimasen

The polite negative form

1. Do not boast.; Do not be proud.

★ Common

Verb

#18632

誇ほこりませんでした

hokorimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Did not boast; Was not proud

★ Common

Verb

#19599

Common 24 items

誇ほこったばかり

hokottabakari

Indicates an action has just been completed

1. Just boasted; Recently bragged

★ Common

Verb

#16668

誇ほこっちゃう

hokocchau

The completive aspect (contracted form) - indicates completion or regret

1. To boast; To brag

★ Common

Verb

#19061

誇ほこっちゃダメ

hokoccha dame

A casual prohibition ("not allowed to...")

1. Don't brag.; Don't boast.

★ Common

Verb

#16153

誇ほこっていない

hokotte inai

The negative of an ongoing action or state

1. Not praising; Not boasting

★ Common

Verb

#16753

誇ほこっている

hokotte iru

Expresses an ongoing action or state

1. Praising; Boasting

★ Common

Verb

#16426

誇ほこってはいけない

hokottewa ikenai

Expresses prohibition ("must not do")

1. Must not boast.; Must not exaggerate.

★ Common

Adjective

#19786

誇ほこってもいい

hokottemo iu

Expresses permission ("may do")

1. May boast.; You may be proud.

★ Common

Adjective

#13628

誇ほこっとく

hokottoku

Preparatory: doing something in advance or leaving it done

1. Bragging; Showing off

★ Common

Verb

#18229

誇ほこらないで

hokoranaide

A plain negative request ("don't...")

1. Don't boast.; Don't brag.

★ Common

Verb

#16479

誇ほこらなきゃ

hokoranakya

A casual expression of obligation ("gotta do")

1. Must praise; Have to praise

★ Common

Verb

#17395

誇ほこらなくてもいい

hokora nakutemo iu

Expresses lack of necessity ("don't have to do")

1. Don't need to praise.; No need to boast about.

★ Common

Adjective

#15030

誇ほこらなければならない

hokoranakereba naranai

Expresses obligation ("must do")

1. Must praise; Must commend

★ Common

Adjective

#18881

誇ほこりたい

hokoritai

Expresses the desire to do something ("want to…")

1. Want to boast; Want to be proud of

★ Common

Verb

#13912

誇ほこりたくない

hokoritakunai

Expresses the lack of desire to do something ("do not want to…")

1. Don't want to boast.; Don't want to brag.

★ Common

Verb

#17405

誇ほこるところ

hokoru tokoro

Indicates being about to do something

1. To boast about; To be proud of

★ Common

Verb

#17039

誇ほこるみたい

hokoru mitai

Expresses appearance based on observation ("looks like...")

1. Seems to boast; Looks proud

★ Common

Verb

#15040

誇ほこれない

hokorenai

Expresses inability (cannot do)

1. Cannot boast.; Cannot claim.

★ Common

Verb

#17974

誇ほこれる

hokoreru

Expresses ability (can do)

1. Boastful; Proud

★ Common

Verb

#16402

誇ほころう

hokorō

Informal suggestion or intention ("let's…")

1. Let's boast.; Let's brag.

★ Common

Verb

#14825

誇ほこっています

hokotte imasu

Polite form for an ongoing action or state

1. Praising; Complimenting

★ Common

Verb

#18605

誇ほこらないでください

hokoranaide kudasai

A polite negative request ("please don't...")

1. Please don't boast.; Please don't brag.

★ Common

Verb

#18855

誇ほこりなさい

hokorinasai

A polite command form (e.g., parent to child)

1. Be proud.; Take pride.

★ Common

Verb

#19430

誇ほこりましょう

hokorimashō

Formal suggestion or intention ("let's…")

1. Let's boast.; Let's be proud.

★ Common

Verb

#19431

誇ほこれます

hokoremasu

The polite form for expressing ability

1. Can boast; Can be proud of

★ Common

Verb

#17094

Advanced 28 items

誇ほこったそうだ

hokotta sōda

Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...")

1. He/She/It is said to have boasted.; It is said that he/she/it boasted.

★ Common

Verb

#18052

誇ほこっただろう

hokottadarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably boasted.; Probably bragged.

★ Common

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#14903

誇ほこったところ

hokotta tokoro

Indicates just did something

1. Bragged; Boasted

★ Common

Verb

#14540

誇ほこったら

hokottara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when one boasts; If/when one brags

★ Common

Verb

#18817

誇ほこったらしい

hokottarashii

Expresses appearance about a past event ("seems to have...")

1. Seemed to boast; Appeared to brag

★ Common

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#15149

誇ほこってくれ

hokotte kure

A casual, masculine request

1. Praise me.; Brag about me.

★ Common

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#17789

誇ほこってちょうだい

hokotte chōdai

A casual, feminine request

1. Praise me.; Brag about me.

★ Common

Verb

#14759

誇ほこらせられる

hokoraserareru

The causative-passive form (is made to be done)

1. To be allowed to boast; To be made to boast

★ Common

Verb

#19081

誇ほこらせる

hokoraseru

The causative voice (to make/let someone do)

1. To boast; To praise

★ Common

Verb

#19229

誇ほこらないでくれ

hokoranaide kure

A masculine negative request

1. Don't boast.; Don't brag.

★ Common

Verb

#16295

誇ほこらなければいけない

hokoranakereba ikenai

Alternative obligation form

1. Must praise; Should praise

★ Common

Adjective

#14136

誇ほこられる

hokorareru

The passive voice (is done by …)

1. To be praised; To be boasted of

★ Common

Verb

#16756

誇ほこりがち

hokorigachi

Indicates a tendency to do something

1. Prone to; Likely to

★ Common

Verb

#19398

誇ほこりきる

hokorikiru

Emphasizes complete achievement

1. To boast fully; To be proud to excess

★ Common

Verb

#13818

誇ほこりそうだ

hokorisōda

Expresses appearance from visual evidence

1. Proud-looking; Magnificent-looking

★ Common

Verb

#17339

誇ほこりっぱなし

hokorippanashi

Indicates something is left in a state

1. Prideful; Proud

★ Common

Verb

#18130

誇ほこりぬく

hokorinuku

Emphasizes perseverance through completion

1. Pridefully finish; Complete with pride

★ Common

Verb

#19258

誇ほこるそうだ

hokoru sōda

Expresses hearsay ("I heard that...")

1. They say...; It is said that...

★ Common

Verb

#17758

誇ほこると

hokoruto

The "-to" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when one boasts; If/when one exaggerates

★ Common

Verb

#15558

誇ほこるな

hokoruna

A strong, direct prohibition ("don't!")

1. Don't boast.; Don't brag.

★ Common

Verb

#16898

誇ほこるなら

hokorunara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If boasting; When boasting

★ Common

Verb

#18494

誇ほこるようだ

hokoru yōda

A more formal way to express appearance ("appears that...")

1. Seems; Appears

★ Common

Verb

#18650

誇ほこるらしい

hokorurashii

Expresses appearance based on inference ("seems that...")

1. Seems to boast; Apparently boasts

★ Common

Verb

#19297

誇ほこれ

hokore

A strong, direct command

1. Boast; Pride yourself

★ Common

Verb

#18195

誇ほこれば

hokoreba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If one boasts; If one brags

★ Common

Verb

#19594

誇ほこってくださいませ

hokotte kudasaimase

An extra polite request

1. Please praise me.; Kindly praise me.

★ Common

Verb

#16467

誇ほこってはならない

hokottewa naranai

Formal prohibition

1. Must not boast.; Must not exaggerate.

★ Common

Adjective

#18023

誇ほこってもよろしい

hokottemo yoroshii

Formal permission

1. May boast.; Can be proud.

★ Common

Adjective

#19644

誇ほこる

hokoru

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60 Variants Available