Japanese

めとる

かすめとる
Meaning: to snatch; to swipe; to steal away
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 掠めとる 掠めとらない
Polite 掠めとります 掠めとりません
Past 掠めとった 掠めとらなかった
Polite + Past 掠めとりました 掠めとりませんでした
Te-form 掠めとって 掠めとらなくて
Potential 掠めとれる 掠めとれない
Passive 掠めとられる 掠めとられない
Causative 掠めとらせる 掠めとらせない
Causative + Passive 掠めとらされる 掠めとらされない
Imperative 掠めとれ 掠めとるな

Handwriting

掠
め
と
る

Example

He snatched the documents from my hand.

Usage Notes

Implies taking something quickly, sneakily, or forcefully when the other person is off guard.

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