Japanese

びかかる

とびかかる
Meaning: to pounce on; to leap at
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 飛びかかる 飛びかからない
Polite 飛びかかります 飛びかかりません
Past 飛びかかった 飛びかからなかった
Polite + Past 飛びかかりました 飛びかかりませんでした
Te-form 飛びかかって 飛びかからなくて
Potential 飛びかかれる 飛びかかれない
Passive 飛びかかられる 飛びかかられない
Causative 飛びかからせる 飛びかからせない
Causative + Passive 飛びかからされる 飛びかからされない
Imperative 飛びかかれ 飛びかかるな

Handwriting

飛
び
か
か
る

Example

The stray cat pounced, aiming for the food.

Usage Notes

Describes a sudden, forceful movement towards an object or person, usually to attack or catch something.

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