Japanese

びつく

とびつく
Meaning: to jump at; to snap up; to leap at
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 飛びつく 飛びつかない
Polite 飛びつきます 飛びつきません
Past 飛びついた 飛びつかなかった
Polite + Past 飛びつきました 飛びつきませんでした
Te-form 飛びついて 飛びつかなくて
Potential 飛びつける 飛びつけない
Passive 飛びつかれる 飛びつかれない
Causative 飛びつかせる 飛びつかせない
Causative + Passive 飛びつかされる 飛びつかされない
Imperative 飛びつけ 飛びつくな

Handwriting

飛
び
つ
く

Example

He immediately jumped at the new idea.

Usage Notes

Used when someone reacts quickly to something attractive or catches onto an opportunity eagerly.

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