Japanese

をつく

あくたいをつく
Meaning: to swear at; to use foul language
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 悪態をつく 悪態をつかない
Polite 悪態をつきます 悪態をつきません
Past 悪態をついた 悪態をつかなかった
Polite + Past 悪態をつきました 悪態をつきませんでした
Te-form 悪態をついて 悪態をつかなくて
Potential 悪態をつける 悪態をつけない
Passive 悪態をつかれる 悪態をつかれない
Causative 悪態をつかせる 悪態をつかせない
Causative + Passive 悪態をつかされる 悪態をつかされない
Imperative 悪態をつけ 悪態をつくな

Handwriting

悪
態
を
つ
く

Example

Out of frustration from losing, he swore at the referee.

Usage Notes

Used when someone verbally abuses another person or says something nasty to their face.

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