Japanese

とりつく
Meaning: to possess, to haunt, to obsess
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 取り憑く 取り憑かない
Polite 取り憑きます 取り憑きません
Past 取り憑いた 取り憑かなかった
Polite + Past 取り憑きました 取り憑きませんでした
Te-form 取り憑いて 取り憑かなくて
Potential 取り憑ける 取り憑けない
Passive 取り憑かれる 取り憑かれない
Causative 取り憑かせる 取り憑かせない
Causative + Passive 取り憑かされる 取り憑かされない
Imperative 取り憑け 取り憑くな

Handwriting

取
り
憑
く

Example sentences

He had an expression as if he were possessed by something.
古い屋敷に悪霊が取り憑いているという噂がある。
There is a rumor that an evil spirit haunts the old mansion.

Usage Notes

Used when a spirit or supernatural being enters a body, or when an intense emotion or thought cannot be let go.

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