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Japanese

みかかる

つかみかかる
Meaning: to grab at someone; to lunge at someone
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 掴みかかる 掴みかからない
Polite 掴みかかります 掴みかかりません
Past 掴みかかった 掴みかからなかった
Polite + Past 掴みかかりました 掴みかかりませんでした
Te-form 掴みかかって 掴みかからなくて
Potential 掴みかかれる 掴みかかれない
Passive 掴みかかられる 掴みかかられない
Causative 掴みかからせる 掴みかからせない
Causative + Passive 掴みかからされる 掴みかからされない
Imperative 掴みかかれ 掴みかかるな

Example

警備員は、客が店員に掴みかかるのをすぐに止めた。
The security guard immediately stopped the customer from grabbing at the clerk.

Usage Notes

It describes an aggressive movement toward someone, often during an argument or when trying to start a fight. The target is commonly marked as the person being approached.

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