Japanese

りつける

なすりつける
Meaning: to rub on; to smear; to pin (blame) on; to shift (responsibility)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

擦
り
つ
け
る

Example

He pinned his own failure on his colleague.

Usage Notes

Literally to rub one thing against another. Figuratively used for shifting blame or responsibility to others.

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