Japanese

まる

はさまる
Meaning: to get caught between; to be sandwiched; to be stuck in between
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 挟まる 挟まらない
Polite 挟まります 挟まりません
Past 挟まった 挟まらなかった
Polite + Past 挟まりました 挟まりませんでした
Te-form 挟まって 挟まらなくて
Potential 挟まれる 挟まれない
Passive 挟まられる 挟まられない
Causative 挟まらせる 挟まらせない
Causative + Passive 挟まらされる 挟まらされない
Imperative 挟まれ 挟まるな

Handwriting

挟
ま
る

Example

A fish bone got caught in my teeth.

Usage Notes

Used when an object becomes trapped or positioned between two other things.

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