Japanese

つっぱる
Meaning: to be stubborn; to insist on; to stick to (one's opinion)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

突
っ
張
る

Example

He stubbornly held his ground and didn't apologize.

Usage Notes

Implies a strong, often physical, resistance or insistence. Can also mean to stretch something tight or to brace oneself.

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