Japanese

かみつく
Meaning: to bite; to snap at
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 噛み付く 噛み付かない
Polite 噛み付きます 噛み付きません
Past 噛み付いた 噛み付かなかった
Polite + Past 噛み付きました 噛み付きませんでした
Te-form 噛み付いて 噛み付かなくて
Potential 噛み付ける 噛み付けない
Passive 噛み付かれる 噛み付かれない
Causative 噛み付かせる 噛み付かせない
Causative + Passive 噛み付かされる 噛み付かされない
Imperative 噛み付け 噛み付くな

Handwriting

噛
み
付
く

Example

My dog tried to bite a stranger while we were out for a walk.

Usage Notes

Used both for physically biting and metaphorically for attacking someone verbally.

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