Japanese

のっとる
Meaning: to take over; to hijack; to seize control
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 乗っ取る 乗っ取らない
Polite 乗っ取ります 乗っ取りません
Past 乗っ取った 乗っ取らなかった
Polite + Past 乗っ取りました 乗っ取りませんでした
Te-form 乗っ取って 乗っ取らなくて
Potential 乗っ取れる 乗っ取れない
Passive 乗っ取られる 乗っ取られない
Causative 乗っ取らせる 乗っ取らせない
Causative + Passive 乗っ取らされる 乗っ取らされない
Imperative 乗っ取れ 乗っ取るな

Handwriting

乗
っ
取
る

Example

They succeeded in taking over that company.

Usage Notes

Commonly used for business takeovers, plane hijacks, or seizing property and territory.

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