Japanese

くどく
Meaning: to woo; to hit on; to persuade
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 口説く 口説かない
Polite 口説きます 口説きません
Past 口説いた 口説かなかった
Polite + Past 口説きました 口説きませんでした
Te-form 口説いて 口説かなくて
Potential 口説ける 口説けない
Passive 口説かれる 口説かれない
Causative 口説かせる 口説かせない
Causative + Passive 口説かされる 口説かされない
Imperative 口説け 口説くな

Handwriting

口
説
く

Example

He was hitting on a woman at the shop.

Usage Notes

Commonly used for making romantic advances towards someone. It can also mean to persistently try to persuade someone to agree to something.

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