Japanese

がつく

けんとうがつく
Meaning: to have an idea; to guess; to estimate
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

見
当
が
つ
く

Example

I have a general idea of the suspect's escape route.

Usage Notes

Used when you can make a reasonable guess or estimate about something unknown.

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