Japanese

づく

どくづく
Meaning: to abuse verbally; to swear at; to curse
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 毒づく 毒づかない
Polite 毒づきます 毒づきません
Past 毒づいた 毒づかなかった
Polite + Past 毒づきました 毒づきませんでした
Te-form 毒づいて 毒づかなくて
Potential 毒づける 毒づけない
Passive 毒づかれる 毒づかれない
Causative 毒づかせる 毒づかせない
Causative + Passive 毒づかされる 毒づかされない
Imperative 毒づけ 毒づくな

Handwriting

毒
づ
く

Example

He has a habit of swearing at people around him when he gets in a bad mood.

Usage Notes

Implies speaking ill of someone directly or complaining bitterly.

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