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Japanese

すくう
Meaning: to nest in; to infest; to lurk in a place
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 巣食う 巣食わない
Polite 巣食います 巣食いません
Past 巣食った 巣食わなかった
Polite + Past 巣食いました 巣食いませんでした
Te-form 巣食って 巣食わなくて
Potential 巣食える 巣食えない
Passive 巣食われる 巣食われない
Causative 巣食わせる 巣食わせない
Causative + Passive 巣食わされる 巣食わされない
Imperative 巣食え 巣食うな

Example

古い倉庫には、ネズミが巣食っていた。
Mice had been nesting in the old warehouse.

Usage Notes

Can describe animals settling in a place, or figuratively something harmful taking root and spreading there.

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