Japanese

しかける

おしかける
Meaning: to barge into; to swarm; to flock to
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 押しかける 押しかけない
Polite 押しかけます 押しかけません
Past 押しかけた 押しかけなかった
Polite + Past 押しかけました 押しかけませんでした
Te-form 押しかけて 押しかけなくて
Potential 押しかけられる 押しかけられない
Passive 押しかけられる 押しかけられない
Causative 押しかけさせる 押しかけさせない
Imperative 押しかけろ 押しかけるな

Handwriting

押
し
か
け
る

Example

A large number of fans swarmed to the station.

Usage Notes

Used when many people go somewhere uninvited or in large numbers. Can also mean visiting someone's house without an appointment.

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