買(か)い叩(たた)く

かいたたく
verb (godan)
to beat down the price; to buy at a bargain; to lowball
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present買(か)い叩(たた)く買(か)い叩(たた)かない
Present polite買(か)い叩(たた)きます買(か)い叩(たた)きません
Past買(か)い叩(たた)いた買(か)い叩(たた)かなかった
Past polite買(か)い叩(たた)きました買(か)い叩(たた)きませんでした
て form買(か)い叩(たた)いて買(か)い叩(たた)かなくて
ている present買(か)い叩(たた)いている買(か)い叩(たた)いていない
ている polite買(か)い叩(たた)いています買(か)い叩(たた)いていません
ている past買(か)い叩(たた)いていた買(か)い叩(たた)いていなかった
ている past polite買(か)い叩(たた)いていました買(か)い叩(たた)いていませんでした
Conditional ば買(か)い叩(たた)けば買(か)い叩(たた)かなければ
Conditional たら買(か)い叩(たた)いたら買(か)い叩(たた)かなかったら
Volitional買(か)い叩(たた)こう—
Volitional polite買(か)い叩(たた)きましょう—
Potential買(か)い叩(たた)ける買(か)い叩(たた)けない
Passive買(か)い叩(たた)かれる買(か)い叩(たた)かれない
Causative買(か)い叩(たた)かせる買(か)い叩(たた)かせない
Imperative買(か)い叩(たた)け買(か)い叩(たた)くな
1. to beat down the price; to buy at a bargain; to lowball
To negotiate aggressively to buy something at a much lower price than the seller wants. Often carries a negative nuance of taking unfair advantage.
業者(ぎょうしゃ)に買(か)い叩(たた)かれた。
The dealer beat down my price.
足元(あしもと)を見(み)て買(か)い叩(たた)くのはよくない。
It's not right to lowball someone by exploiting their weakness.
急(いそ)いで売(う)りたい人(ひと)の不動産(ふどうさん)を買(か)い叩(たた)く投資家(とうしか)もいる。
Some investors buy real estate at rock-bottom prices from people desperate to sell.

A compound verb combining 買(か)う (to buy) and 叩(たた)く (to strike/beat). The image is of "beating" the price down. Usually implies that the buyer is taking advantage of the seller's weak position.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 安(やす)く買(か)い叩(たた)く: to buy at a bargain price
  • 足元(あしもと)を見(み)て買(か)い叩(たた)く: to lowball by exploiting someone's vulnerability
  • 買(か)い叩(たた)かれる: to have one's price beaten down (passive)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 値切(ねぎ)る: to haggle, to negotiate the price down — more neutral, normal part of commerce
  • 安(やす)く買(か)う: to buy cheaply — neutral, no negative nuance

NUANCE:
Carries a strongly negative connotation. Implies unfair exploitation of the seller's circumstances, not normal bargaining.

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Added 2026.3.25 12:40
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