テカる

Japanese

Etymology

From てかてか (tekateka) + る.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) テカる [tèkáꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [te̞ka̠ɾɯ̟]

Verb

テカる or てかる • (tekaru) godan (stem テカり (tekari), past テカった (tekatta))

(informal) to shine, to be shiny
顔(かお)テカり ― kaotekari ― shininess of the face (as with grease)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "テカる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	テカら	tekara
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	テカり	tekari
Shūshikei ("terminal")	テカる	tekaru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	テカる	tekaru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	テカれ	tekare
Meireikei ("imperative")	テカれ	tekare
Key constructions
Passive	テカられる	tekarareru
Causative	テカらせるテカらす	tekaraseru tekarasu
Potential	テカれる	tekareru
Volitional	テカろう	tekarō
Negative	テカらない	tekaranai
Negative continuative	テカらず	tekarazu
Formal	テカります	tekarimasu
Perfective	テカった	tekatta
Conjunctive	テカって	tekatte
Hypothetical conditional	テカれば	tekareba

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN