つまみ食いする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | つまみ食いする | つまみ食いしない |
| Polite | つまみ食いします | つまみ食いしません |
| Past polite | つまみ食いしました | つまみ食いしませんでした |
| Past | つまみ食いした | つまみ食いしなかった |
| Te-form | つまみ食いして | つまみ食いしないで |
| Desire | つまみ食いしたい | つまみ食いしたくない |
| Potential | つまみ食いできる | つまみ食いできない |
| Passive | つまみ食いされる | つまみ食いされない |
| Causative | つまみ食いさせる | つまみ食いさせない |
| Causative passive | つまみ食いさせられる | つまみ食いさせられない |
| Volitional | つまみ食いしよう | |
| Polite volitional | つまみ食いしましょう | |
| Imperative | つまみ食いしろ | つまみ食いするな |
| Conditional | つまみ食いすれば | つまみ食いしなければ |
| Tara conditional | つまみ食いしたら | つまみ食いしなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; secret eating
Refers to picking at food with fingers before a meal, or sneaking bites; often implies doing so without permission or in secret. Can be used as a noun or a suru-verb.
Don't pick at the food before it's ready.
He snitched some cheese from the fridge.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
embezzlement; misappropriation; skimming off the top
Figurative extension: secretly taking a portion of money or profits, like skimming off the top. Often used in business or organizational contexts.
It was discovered that the accountant had been skimming from the sales revenue.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
flirting; playing the field; sampling
Slangy figurative use: casually dating or flirting with multiple people, as if 'sampling' them. Often used in a light or critical tone.
He's always playing the field with multiple women.
Rarely used kanji form; includes the okurigana ま.
Rarely used kanji form; 撮 is an uncommon variant for つまむ.