けんつくを食くわす

けんつくを食わす · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	けんつくを食くわす	けんつくを食くわさない
Polite	けんつくを食くわします	けんつくを食くわしません
Past polite	けんつくを食くわしました	けんつくを食くわしませんでした
Past	けんつくを食くわした	けんつくを食くわさなかった
Te-form	けんつくを食くわして	けんつくを食くわさないで
Desire	けんつくを食くわしたい	けんつくを食くわしたくない
Potential	けんつくを食くわせる	けんつくを食くわせない
Passive	けんつくを食くわされる	けんつくを食くわされない
Causative	けんつくを食くわさせる	けんつくを食くわさせない
Causative passive	けんつくを食くわさせられる	けんつくを食くわさせられない
Volitional	けんつくを食くわそう
Polite volitional	けんつくを食くわしましょう
Imperative	けんつくを食くわせ	けんつくを食くわすな
Conditional	けんつくを食くわせば	けんつくを食くわさなければ
Tara conditional	けんつくを食くわしたら	けんつくを食くわさなかったら

Meanings

expression, godan verb (-su)

to snap angrily; to lash out in anger

rare term

Rare expression meaning to suddenly burst out in anger, often with sharp words. The phrase is somewhat dated and not commonly used in modern conversation.

彼かれは突とつ然ぜんけんつくを食くわして、部屋へやを出でて行いった。
He suddenly snapped in anger and left the room.

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Kanji

食eat, food
剣sabre, sword, blade
突stab, protruding, thrust

Related words

怒おこり出だす
A more common and neutral way to say 'to get angry' or 'to burst out in anger', without the sharp, scolding nuance of けんつくを食わす.
かんしゃくを起おこす
Means 'to lose one's temper' or 'to throw a tantrum', often implying a loss of self-control, whereas けんつくを食わす focuses on directing anger at someone.

Written forms

けんつくを食くわす
Common kana-mixed spelling; 食わす is the standard kanji for the verb.
剣けん突つくを食くわす
Rare kanji spelling using 剣突; the kana form is much more common.

Etymology

The origin of けんつく is uncertain, but it may be related to 剣突 (sword thrust), suggesting a sharp verbal attack. The phrase is rare and somewhat archaic.