Japanese

める

ひっこめる
Meaning: to withdraw; to retract; to pull back
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 引っ込める 引っ込めない
Polite 引っ込めます 引っ込めません
Past 引っ込めた 引っ込めなかった
Polite + Past 引っ込めました 引っ込めませんでした
Te-form 引っ込めて 引っ込めなくて
Potential 引っ込められる 引っ込められない
Passive 引っ込められる 引っ込められない
Causative 引っ込めさせる 引っ込めさせない
Imperative 引っ込めろ 引っ込めるな

Handwriting

引
っ
込
め
る

Example

He hurriedly retracted his statement.

Usage Notes

Can be used for physical objects (pulling something in) or for abstract things like statements, proposals, or candidates.

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