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Japanese

をすする

はなをすする
Meaning: to sniff; to sniffle
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 鼻をすする 鼻をすしない
Polite 鼻をすします 鼻をすしません
Past 鼻をすした 鼻をすしなかった
Polite + Past 鼻をすしました 鼻をすしませんでした
Te-form 鼻をすして 鼻をすしなくて
Potential 鼻をすできる 鼻をすできない
Passive 鼻をすされる 鼻をすされない
Causative 鼻をすさせる 鼻をすさせない
Imperative 鼻をすしろ 鼻をすするな

Example

花粉症の同僚が何度も鼻をすするので、隣の人も気づいた。
Because a colleague with hay fever kept sniffling, the person sitting next to them noticed too.

Usage Notes

Describes repeatedly drawing mucus back through the nose, often because of a cold or allergies.

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