Japanese

つまずく
Meaning: to stumble; to trip; to suffer a setback
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 躓く 躓かない
Polite 躓きます 躓きません
Past 躓いた 躓かなかった
Polite + Past 躓きました 躓きませんでした
Te-form 躓いて 躓かなくて
Potential 躓ける 躓けない
Passive 躓かれる 躓かれない
Causative 躓かせる 躓かせない
Causative + Passive 躓かされる 躓かされない
Imperative 躓け 躓くな

Handwriting

躓
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Example sentences

I stumbled on a stone and fell.
道の段差に躓いて転んでしまった。
I tripped on a step in the road and fell down.

Usage Notes

Used to describe physically stumbling or encountering an unexpected obstacle/failure in a process.

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