そそのかす
そそのかす
verb (godan)
to instigate, to tempt, to incite
1.
to instigate, to incite, to egg on
To urge or persuade someone to do something wrong or unwise, often by appealing to their desires or emotions.
悪いことをそそのかす。
To instigate someone into doing something bad.
友達にそそのかされて授業をサボった。
I was talked into skipping class by my friend.
部下をそそのかして不正に加担させたとして逮捕された。
He was arrested for instigating a subordinate into participating in fraud.
CONJUGATION (godan-su):
- Negative: そそのかさない
- Te-form: そそのかして
- Past: そそのかした
- Passive: そそのかされる
TRANSITIVITY:
Transitive. Takes を for the person being instigated.
USAGE:
Always carries a negative connotation. The person doing the そそのかす is leading someone astray. The passive form そそのかされる (to be instigated, to be egged on) is very common and is often used as a partial excuse for one's own wrongdoing.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 人をそそのかす: to instigate someone
- そそのかされる: to be egged on, to be talked into
- 悪事をそそのかす: to incite wrongdoing