抱く (idaku) Japanese meaning: hold in one's arms | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000抱く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 抱く | 抱かない |
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| Polite | 抱きます | 抱きません |
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| Past polite | 抱きました | 抱きませんでした |
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| Past | 抱いた | 抱かなかった |
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| Te-form | 抱いて | 抱かないで |
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| Desire | 抱きたい | 抱きたくない |
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| Potential | 抱ける | 抱けない |
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| Passive | 抱かれる | 抱かれない |
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| Causative | 抱かせる | 抱かせない |
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| Causative passive | 抱かせられるalso 抱かされる | 抱かせられないalso 抱かされない |
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| Volitional | 抱こう | |
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| Polite volitional | 抱きましょう | |
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| Imperative | 抱け | 抱くな |
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| Conditional | 抱けば | 抱かなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 抱いたら | 抱かなかったら |
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母親は赤ん坊を胸に抱いた。
The mother held the baby to her chest.
He cried while clutching an old photograph.
Usage patterns
〈人〉を胸に抱くto hold someone close to one's chest
The mother held her baby close to her chest.
〈人〉に好意を抱くto harbor affection toward someone
He harbors affection for his female coworker.
〈事〉に不安を抱くto feel anxious about something
More young people are feeling anxious about their future.
夢を抱くto harbor a dream
She harbored a dream of becoming a singer.
恨みを抱くto harbor a grudge
He harbors a grudge against his boss.
疑問を抱くto have doubts about something
Many scholars have doubts about that theory.
