引っこ抜く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 引っこ抜く | 引っこ抜かない |
| Polite | 引っこ抜きます | 引っこ抜きません |
| Past polite | 引っこ抜きました | 引っこ抜きませんでした |
| Past | 引っこ抜いた | 引っこ抜かなかった |
| Te-form | 引っこ抜いて | 引っこ抜かないで |
| Desire | 引っこ抜きたい | 引っこ抜きたくない |
| Potential | 引っこ抜ける | 引っこ抜けない |
| Passive | 引っこ抜かれる | 引っこ抜かれない |
| Causative | 引っこ抜かせる | 引っこ抜かせない |
| Causative passive | 引っこ抜かせられるalso 引っこ抜かされる | 引っこ抜かせられないalso 引っこ抜かされない |
| Volitional | 引っこ抜こう | |
| Polite volitional | 引っこ抜きましょう | |
| Imperative | 引っこ抜け | 引っこ抜くな |
| Conditional | 引っこ抜けば | 引っこ抜かなければ |
| Tara conditional | 引っこ抜いたら | 引っこ抜かなかったら |
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
Forceful or abrupt pulling out, often with a single strong motion. More colloquial and emphatic than 引き抜く. Used for removing objects that are stuck or rooted, like weeds, nails, or plugs.
See also: 引き抜く
I yanked the weeds out of the garden.
I pull the nail out of the wall with pliers.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
poach; headhunt; lure away
Colloquial term for aggressively recruiting someone from another company or team. Carries a nuance of snatching talent away, similar to 'poaching' in English.
See also: 引き抜く
Our star employee was poached by a rival company.
He was headhunted from a major corporation and is now a department head.