Japanese

をつく

しりもちをつく
Meaning: to fall on one's buttocks; to land on one's butt
Part of Speech: Verb, Phrase, Idiom

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 尻餅をつく 尻餅をつかない
Polite 尻餅をつきます 尻餅をつきません
Past 尻餅をついた 尻餅をつかなかった
Polite + Past 尻餅をつきました 尻餅をつきませんでした
Te-form 尻餅をついて 尻餅をつかなくて
Potential 尻餅をつける 尻餅をつけない
Passive 尻餅をつかれる 尻餅をつかれない
Causative 尻餅をつかせる 尻餅をつかせない
Causative + Passive 尻餅をつかされる 尻餅をつかされない
Imperative 尻餅をつけ 尻餅をつくな

Handwriting

尻
餅
を
つ
く

Example

I slipped and fell on my butt.

Usage Notes

An idiomatic expression meaning to fall backward and hit one's bottom on the ground. Literally 'to pound butt-rice-cakes'.

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