Japanese

めつける

しめつける
Meaning: to tighten; to squeeze; to wring
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 締めつける 締めつけない
Polite 締めつけます 締めつけません
Past 締めつけた 締めつけなかった
Polite + Past 締めつけました 締めつけませんでした
Te-form 締めつけて 締めつけなくて
Potential 締めつけられる 締めつけられない
Passive 締めつけられる 締めつけられない
Causative 締めつけさせる 締めつけさせない
Imperative 締めつけろ 締めつけるな

Handwriting

締
め
つ
け
る

Example

My heart was wrung with sadness.

Usage Notes

Used for both physical tightening (like a rope) and emotional squeezing of the heart.

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