Japanese

きつく

まきつく
Meaning: to wind around; to coil around and cling to something
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Example

朝顔の蔓が支柱に巻きついた。
The morning glory vine wrapped itself around the support stake.

Usage Notes

Used when a vine, rope, snake, or similar thing winds around another object and stays attached.

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