Japanese

っぱる

ひっぱる
Meaning: to pull; to tug; to stretch
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 引っぱる 引っぱらない
Polite 引っぱります 引っぱりません
Past 引っぱった 引っぱらなかった
Polite + Past 引っぱりました 引っぱりませんでした
Te-form 引っぱって 引っぱらなくて
Potential 引っぱれる 引っぱれない
Passive 引っぱられる 引っぱられない
Causative 引っぱらせる 引っぱらせない
Causative + Passive 引っぱらされる 引っぱらされない
Imperative 引っぱれ 引っぱるな

Handwriting

引
っ
ぱ
る

Example

The child tugged on his mother's sleeve.

Usage Notes

Refers to pulling something with force or extending something.

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