引っ付く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 引っ付く | 引っ付かない |
| Polite | 引っ付きます | 引っ付きません |
| Past polite | 引っ付きました | 引っ付きませんでした |
| Past | 引っ付いた | 引っ付かなかった |
| Te-form | 引っ付いて | 引っ付かないで |
| Desire | 引っ付きたい | 引っ付きたくない |
| Potential | 引っ付ける | 引っ付けない |
| Passive | 引っ付かれる | 引っ付かれない |
| Causative | 引っ付かせる | 引っ付かせない |
| Causative passive | 引っ付かせられるalso 引っ付かされる | 引っ付かせられないalso 引っ付かされない |
| Volitional | 引っ付こう | |
| Polite volitional | 引っ付きましょう | |
| Imperative | 引っ付け | 引っ付くな |
| Conditional | 引っ付けば | 引っ付かなければ |
| Tara conditional | 引っ付いたら | 引っ付かなかったら |
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
Describes something physically sticking or clinging to something else, often with a sense of being attached firmly or persistently.
Gum stuck to the sole of my shoe and won't come off.
濡れたシャツが肌に引っ付く。
The wet shirt clings to my skin.
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
become intimate; get close; get married
Colloquial use for two people becoming romantically involved or inseparable; often implies a budding relationship or physical closeness.
あの二人、最近引っ付いたらしいよ。
I heard those two got together recently.
合コンで引っ付くカップルもいる。
Some couples get together at group dates.
The gum got stuck to the bottom of my shoe.
Those two ended up getting together before anyone noticed.
The child is always clinging to his mother.
密着する is a more formal/technical word for two surfaces being in close contact, while 引っ付く is casual and can describe living things too.