Japanese

ひっこす
Meaning: to move (house); to relocate
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 引っ越す 引っ越さない
Polite 引っ越します 引っ越しません
Past 引っ越した 引っ越さなかった
Polite + Past 引っ越しました 引っ越しませんでした
Te-form 引っ越して 引っ越さなくて
Potential 引っ越せる 引っ越せない
Passive 引っ越される 引っ越されない
Causative 引っ越させる 引っ越させない
Imperative 引っ越せ 引っ越すな

Handwriting

引
っ
越
す

Example sentences

I plan to move to a new apartment next month.
彼は仕事のために東京へ引っ越した。
He moved to Tokyo for work.
都会の生活に疲れて、田舎に引っ越した。
I got tired of city life and moved to the countryside.
近々、新しい家へ引っ越す予定です。
I'm planning to move to a new house soon.
私は新しい団地に引っ越しました。
I moved to a new apartment complex.
再来年、私たちは新しい家に引っ越す予定です。
The year after next, we plan to move into a new house.
新しい住所に引っ越した後、役所で住民票を申請した。
After moving to a new address, I applied for a residence certificate at the city office.
都会の生活に嫌気が差して、田舎へ引っ越した。
Becoming fed up with city life, I moved to the countryside.
新しいメゾネットに引っ越した
I moved to a new maisonette.

Usage Notes

Used when changing one's place of residence or workplace.

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