Japanese

かる

おそいかかる
Meaning: to pounce on; to attack; to swoop down on
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

襲
い
掛
か
る

Example

A bear suddenly attacked the hiker.

Usage Notes

Describes a sudden, aggressive movement towards someone or something to cause harm. It implies a sense of surprise and force.

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