Japanese

ぬきさる
Meaning: to overtake; to pass; to leave behind
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 抜き去る 抜き去らない
Polite 抜き去ります 抜き去りません
Past 抜き去った 抜き去らなかった
Polite + Past 抜き去りました 抜き去りませんでした
Te-form 抜き去って 抜き去らなくて
Potential 抜き去れる 抜き去れない
Passive 抜き去られる 抜き去られない
Causative 抜き去らせる 抜き去らせない
Causative + Passive 抜き去らされる 抜き去らされない
Imperative 抜き去れ 抜き去るな

Handwriting

抜
き
去
る

Example sentences

He overtook the runner in front of him in one go on the final straight.
全くノーマークだった選手が、最後の直線で一気に抜き去って優勝した。
A player who was completely unmarked/overlooked came from behind in the final straight and won.

Usage Notes

Specifically used for physical overtaking in a race or competition.

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