Japanese

にぎりつぶす
Meaning: to crush in the hand; to suppress a proposal
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 握り潰す 握り潰さない
Polite 握り潰します 握り潰しません
Past 握り潰した 握り潰さなかった
Polite + Past 握り潰しました 握り潰しませんでした
Te-form 握り潰して 握り潰さなくて
Potential 握り潰せる 握り潰せない
Passive 握り潰される 握り潰されない
Causative 握り潰させる 握り潰させない
Imperative 握り潰せ 握り潰すな

Example

彼は怒りで紙コップを握り潰した。
He crushed the paper cup in anger.

Usage Notes

Can be literal, when something is squeezed flat, or figurative, when a request or proposal is intentionally left unresolved.

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