Japanese

ける

うちつける
Meaning: to strike against; to nail down
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 打ち付ける 打ち付けない
Polite 打ち付けます 打ち付けません
Past 打ち付けた 打ち付けなかった
Polite + Past 打ち付けました 打ち付けませんでした
Te-form 打ち付けて 打ち付けなくて
Potential 打ち付けられる 打ち付けられない
Passive 打ち付けられる 打ち付けられない
Causative 打ち付けさせる 打ち付けさせない
Imperative 打ち付けろ 打ち付けるな

Handwriting

打
ち
付
け
る

Example sentences

I accidentally bumped my head against the corner of the table.
荒々しい波が岩に打ち付けている。
Rough waves are crashing against the rocks.

Usage Notes

Can mean to hit something strongly against another thing, or to fix something in place with nails.

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