Japanese

かる

ひっかかる
Meaning: to get caught; to be trapped; to feel suspicious; to be stuck
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

引
っ
掛
か
る

Example

There is something suspicious about his words.

Usage Notes

Commonly used for physical objects getting caught (like a kite in a tree), but also for feeling like something is wrong or being cheated.

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