Japanese

すいとる
Meaning: to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze out
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 吸い取る 吸い取らない
Polite 吸い取ります 吸い取りません
Past 吸い取った 吸い取らなかった
Polite + Past 吸い取りました 吸い取りませんでした
Te-form 吸い取って 吸い取らなくて
Potential 吸い取れる 吸い取れない
Passive 吸い取られる 吸い取られない
Causative 吸い取らせる 吸い取らせない
Causative + Passive 吸い取らされる 吸い取らされない
Imperative 吸い取れ 吸い取るな

Handwriting

吸
い
取
る

Example

I sucked up the dust from the carpet with a vacuum cleaner.

Usage Notes

Used for physically sucking up liquids or dust, or metaphorically taking away resources or profits.

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