Japanese

かぶりつく

かぶりつく
Meaning: to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

か
ぶ
り
つ
く

Example

He bit hungrily into a large apple.

Usage Notes

To bite something vigorously or eagerly. It can also mean to cling to something firmly.

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