Japanese

みつく

かみつく
Meaning: to bite; to snap at; to flare up at
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 噛みつく 噛みつかない
Polite 噛みつきます 噛みつきません
Past 噛みついた 噛みつかなかった
Polite + Past 噛みつきました 噛みつきませんでした
Te-form 噛みついて 噛みつかなくて
Potential 噛みつける 噛みつけない
Passive 噛みつかれる 噛みつかれない
Causative 噛みつかせる 噛みつかせない
Causative + Passive 噛みつかされる 噛みつかされない
Imperative 噛みつけ 噛みつくな

Handwriting

噛
み
つ
く

Example sentences

Suddenly, the dog barked and bit a stranger.
相手の喉笛に噛みつく勢いで議論した
They argued with the intensity of biting at each other's throats.

Usage Notes

Can refer both to the physical act of biting and to the metaphorical act of attacking someone verbally.

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