Vocabulary

What does おごる (ogoru) mean?

おごる means to treat someone (to a meal), to pay for others.

Quick facts
Readingおごる
Romajiogoru
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
おごる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonogoru

to treat someone (to a meal), to pay for others

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant

Example sentences

  • On payday, I treat my junior coworker to dinner.

  • I'll treat you to coffee today.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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