言い付ける (いいつける): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

言い付ける (いいつける) means to tell on / to order / to instruct.

See example sentences below.

言い付ける at a glance

言い付ける

いいつけるiitsukeru

N2verb

to tell on / to order / to instruct

言い付けるいいつけるiitsukeruN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to tell on / to order / to instruct

Example 1

先生に言い付けられた。

Translation

I was told on by the teacher.

Example 2

母にそうじを言い付けられた。

Translation

My mother ordered me to clean.