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Sentence

It is not as though simply wearing expensive clothes will make you look stylish; true elegance emerges only when you read the atmosphere and subtly let your individuality show.

Related words

洒落しゃれる

Hiragana
しゃれる
Verb

to be stylish / to dress smartly / to dress up / to be fashionable / to joke / to make a pun / to make witty remarks

It is not as though simply wearing expensive clothes will make you look stylish; true elegance emerges only when you read the atmosphere and subtly let your individuality show.

Word Forms

The basic and commonly used forms of this verb.

Basic forms
Form Word form Usage
Imperfective form (mizenkei)
Alternative: しゃれ
Connects to endings such as nai, reru, and seru.
Continuative form (renyokei)
Alternative: しゃれ
Connects to endings such as masu, tai, and ta.
Conclusive form (shushikei)
Alternative: しゃれる
Ends a sentence and serves as the dictionary form.
Attributive form (rentaikei)
Alternative: しゃれる
Modifies a noun.
Conditional form (kateikei)
Alternative: しゃれれ
Combines with ba to express a condition.
Imperative form (meireikei)
Alternative: しゃれろ 洒落よ しゃれよ
Expresses a command or instruction.
Common forms
Form Word form Usage
Te-form
Alternative: しゃれて
Connects clauses with te.
Ta-form
Alternative: しゃれた
Expresses the past with ta.
Nai-form
Alternative: しゃれない
Expresses negation with nai.
Masu-form
Alternative: しゃれます
Used for polite speech.
Ba-form
Alternative: しゃれれば
Expresses a condition with ba.
Volitional form
Alternative: しゃれよう
Expresses intention or invitation.

Japanese - Multilingual

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