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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 |
Meanings
1
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.
The wet shirt clings to my skin.
2
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.
I heard those two got together recently.
Some couples get together at group dates.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉が〈物〉に引っ付くfor one thing to stick/cling to another
The gum got stuck to the bottom of my shoe.
- 〈人〉と引っ付くto become romantically involved with someone / hook up
Those two ended up getting together before anyone noticed.
- 〈人〉に引っ付くto cling closely to a person (physically or emotionally)
The child is always clinging to his mother.