Japanese

せる

すいよせる
Meaning: to attract; to pull in; to suck in
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 吸い寄せる 吸い寄せない
Polite 吸い寄せます 吸い寄せません
Past 吸い寄せた 吸い寄せなかった
Polite + Past 吸い寄せました 吸い寄せませんでした
Te-form 吸い寄せて 吸い寄せなくて
Potential 吸い寄せられる 吸い寄せられない
Passive 吸い寄せられる 吸い寄せられない
Causative 吸い寄せさせる 吸い寄せさせない
Imperative 吸い寄せろ 吸い寄せるな

Handwriting

吸
い
寄
せ
る

Example

A powerful magnet attracts iron scraps.

Usage Notes

Used both for physical attraction (like magnets or vacuums) and for metaphorical attraction (like drawing in a crowd or attention).

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