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Japanese

しぼりだす
Meaning: to squeeze out; to wring out; to force out
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 搾り出す 搾り出さない
Polite 搾り出します 搾り出しません
Past 搾り出した 搾り出さなかった
Polite + Past 搾り出しました 搾り出しませんでした
Te-form 搾り出して 搾り出さなくて
Potential 搾り出せる 搾り出せない
Passive 搾り出される 搾り出されない
Causative 搾り出させる 搾り出させない
Imperative 搾り出せ 搾り出すな

Example

締め切り直前まで悩んだ彼はようやく新しい企画を搾り出すことができた。
After struggling until just before the deadline, he finally managed to come up with a new project proposal.

Usage Notes

Used for physically squeezing out liquid or figuratively forcing out an idea, answer, voice, or other result through effort.

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