Japanese

ひっかきまわす
Meaning: to ransack; to rummage through; to mess up; to stir up; to throw into confusion; to disrupt
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 引っ掻き回す 引っ掻き回さない
Polite 引っ掻き回します 引っ掻き回しません
Past 引っ掻き回した 引っ掻き回さなかった
Polite + Past 引っ掻き回しました 引っ掻き回しませんでした
Te-form 引っ掻き回して 引っ掻き回さなくて
Potential 引っ掻き回せる 引っ掻き回せない
Passive 引っ掻き回される 引っ掻き回されない
Causative 引っ掻き回させる 引っ掻き回させない
Imperative 引っ掻き回せ 引っ掻き回すな

Handwriting

引
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掻
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回
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Example

Someone entered my room and ransacked the inside of my drawers.

Usage Notes

Can be used literally (like rummaging through drawers) or figuratively (like causing chaos or disrupting a meeting).

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