Japanese

ひきぬく
Meaning: to pull out; to extract; to scout
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 引き抜く 引き抜かない
Polite 引き抜きます 引き抜きません
Past 引き抜いた 引き抜かなかった
Polite + Past 引き抜きました 引き抜きませんでした
Te-form 引き抜いて 引き抜かなくて
Potential 引き抜ける 引き抜けない
Passive 引き抜かれる 引き抜かれない
Causative 引き抜かせる 引き抜かせない
Causative + Passive 引き抜かされる 引き抜かされない
Imperative 引き抜け 引き抜くな

Handwriting

引
き
抜
く

Example

I pulled out the weeds in the garden.

Usage Notes

Literally used for pulling something out with force, or figuratively for recruiting someone from another organization.

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