Japanese

っかかる

ひっかかる
Meaning: to be caught in; to be trapped; to be bothered by (something)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

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Example sentences

Something in his words is bothering me.
この手の策略には二度と引っかからない。
I won't fall for this kind of trick again.

Usage Notes

Can be used literally (e.g., getting caught in a net) or figuratively (e.g., feeling that something isn't quite right).

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