Japanese

おもいつく
Meaning: to think of; to come up with; to occur to
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 思い付く 思い付かない
Polite 思い付きます 思い付きません
Past 思い付いた 思い付かなかった
Polite + Past 思い付きました 思い付きませんでした
Te-form 思い付いて 思い付かなくて
Potential 思い付ける 思い付けない
Passive 思い付かれる 思い付かれない
Causative 思い付かせる 思い付かせない
Causative + Passive 思い付かされる 思い付かされない
Imperative 思い付け 思い付くな

Handwriting

思
い
付
く

Example

I came up with a new idea while I was taking a walk.

Usage Notes

Used when an idea or thought suddenly comes to mind. Similar to 'hit upon'.

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