嗅ぎ取る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 嗅ぎ取る | 嗅ぎ取らない |
| Polite | 嗅ぎ取ります | 嗅ぎ取りません |
| Past polite | 嗅ぎ取りました | 嗅ぎ取りませんでした |
| Past | 嗅ぎ取った | 嗅ぎ取らなかった |
| Te-form | 嗅ぎ取って | 嗅ぎ取らないで |
| Desire | 嗅ぎ取りたい | 嗅ぎ取りたくない |
| Potential | 嗅ぎ取れる | 嗅ぎ取れない |
| Passive | 嗅ぎ取られる | 嗅ぎ取られない |
| Causative | 嗅ぎ取らせる | 嗅ぎ取らせない |
| Causative passive | 嗅ぎ取らせられるalso 嗅ぎ取らされる | 嗅ぎ取らせられないalso 嗅ぎ取らされない |
| Volitional | 嗅ぎ取ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 嗅ぎ取りましょう | |
| Imperative | 嗅ぎ取れ | 嗅ぎ取るな |
| Conditional | 嗅ぎ取れば | 嗅ぎ取らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 嗅ぎ取ったら | 嗅ぎ取らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Literal sense: to detect or identify a smell by actively sniffing. Often used for animals or people deliberately smelling something.
The dog is sniffing out the scent on the ground.
He smelled the aroma of the wine and guessed its origin.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
sense; detect; sniff out (figurative)
Figurative extension: to intuitively sense or detect something hidden, such as a secret, danger, or someone's feelings, as if by smell.
She immediately sensed the danger.
The reporter sniffed out the scent of a scandal.