Japanese

こす

ひきおこす
Meaning: to cause; to trigger; to lead to
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 引き起こす 引き起こさない
Polite 引き起こします 引き起こしません
Past 引き起こした 引き起こさなかった
Polite + Past 引き起こしました 引き起こしませんでした
Te-form 引き起こして 引き起こさなくて
Potential 引き起こせる 引き起こせない
Passive 引き起こされる 引き起こされない
Causative 引き起こさせる 引き起こさせない
Imperative 引き起こせ 引き起こすな

Handwriting

引
き
起
こ
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Example sentences

A careless word caused unexpected major trouble.
その犯人は凶悪な事件を次々と引き起こした。
The criminal committed one atrocious crime after another.
その事件は、怪しい二人組によって引き起こされた。
That incident was caused by a suspicious duo.
その工場からの排水が環境汚染を引き起こしているのは、地域住民にとって大問題だ。
The fact that wastewater from that factory is causing environmental pollution is a big problem for local residents.
この病気は細菌によって引き起こされる.
This disease is caused by bacteria.
彼は行く先々でトラブルを引き起こすので、周囲から疫病神扱いされている。
Since he causes trouble wherever he goes, people around him treat him like a jinx.
工場の廃水が川の汚濁を引き起こした
Factory wastewater caused the pollution of the river.
直躬証父のような正直は時として問題を引き起こす
Excessive honesty like that of Chokkyū can sometimes cause problems.
世間の浮石沈木な言論が不安を引き起こす
The illogical public discourse causes anxiety.
政治家の発言が物議騒然の状態を引き起こした
The politician's statement caused a public controversy.

Usage Notes

Commonly used for causing events, incidents, or problems to occur.

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