Japanese

しつぶす

おしつぶす
Meaning: to crush; to smash; to squash
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 押しつぶす 押しつぶさない
Polite 押しつぶします 押しつぶしません
Past 押しつぶした 押しつぶさなかった
Polite + Past 押しつぶしました 押しつぶしませんでした
Te-form 押しつぶして 押しつぶさなくて
Potential 押しつぶせる 押しつぶせない
Passive 押しつぶされる 押しつぶされない
Causative 押しつぶさせる 押しつぶさせない
Imperative 押しつぶせ 押しつぶすな

Handwriting

押
し
つ
ぶ
す

Example

He crushed the empty can with one hand in anger.

Usage Notes

Used for physically flattening something or metaphorically overwhelming someone/something.

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