Japanese

ひっぱる
Meaning: to pull; to drag; to lead; to prolong
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 引っ張る 引っ張らない
Polite 引っ張ります 引っ張りません
Past 引っ張った 引っ張らなかった
Polite + Past 引っ張りました 引っ張りませんでした
Te-form 引っ張って 引っ張らなくて
Potential 引っ張れる 引っ張れない
Passive 引っ張られる 引っ張られない
Causative 引っ張らせる 引っ張らせない
Causative + Passive 引っ張らされる 引っ張らされない
Imperative 引っ張れ 引っ張るな

Handwriting

引
っ
張
る

Example sentences

The children were pulling the rope with all their might.
彼はチームのリーダーとして、皆を引っ張っている。
He is leading everyone as the team leader.
彼はグループの核としてチームを引っ張っている。
He leads the team as the core of the group.
彼はチームのキャプテンとして皆を引っ張っている。
As the team captain, he is leading everyone.
彼はカリスマ性のあるリーダーとして、チームを引っ張っている。
As a charismatic leader, he is leading the team.

Usage Notes

Physical pulling, but also used figuratively for leading a team or extending a deadline.

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