ケチる
けちる
godan verb
to skimp, to be stingy, to be cheap about
1.
to skimp, to be stingy, to be cheap about
A casual verb meaning to be reluctant to spend money or resources on something, often implying it's unreasonable or petty to do so.
食費をケチるな。
Don't skimp on food expenses.
チップをケチった。
They were stingy with the tip.
そこでケチるのはやめようよ。
Let's not be cheap about that.
交通費をケチって歩いて行った。
I was cheap about transportation and walked there.
ケチる is a casual verb derived from ケチ (stingy, cheap). It takes a direct object indicating what one is being stingy about.
Conjugation (godan):
- ケチらない (negative)
- ケチって (te-form)
- ケチった (past)
Related words:
- ケチ (noun/na-adjective: stingy person, stinginess)
- ドケチ (super stingy - intensified)
- けちくさい (having a stingy manner)
Usage note: Often used critically or self-deprecatingly. Using this about others can be insulting.