引っ張る
引っ張る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 引っ張る | 引っ張らない |
| Polite | 引っ張ります | 引っ張りません |
| Past polite | 引っ張りました | 引っ張りませんでした |
| Past | 引っ張った | 引っ張らなかった |
| Te-form | 引っ張って | 引っ張らないで |
| Desire | 引っ張りたい | 引っ張りたくない |
| Potential | 引っ張れる | 引っ張れない |
| Passive | 引っ張られる | 引っ張られない |
| Causative | 引っ張らせる | 引っ張らせない |
| Causative passive | 引っ張らせられるalso 引っ張らされる | 引っ張らせられないalso 引っ張らされない |
| Volitional | 引っ張ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 引っ張りましょう | |
| Imperative | 引っ張れ | 引っ張るな |
| Conditional | 引っ張れば | 引っ張らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 引っ張ったら | 引っ張らなかったら |
Meanings
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
General physical pulling: pulling an object, drawing something toward oneself, or pulling something taut.
Please pull the rope hard.
He pulled my sleeve.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
string (lines); run (cable); stretch
Used for laying or stretching lines, cables, wires, etc. across a space.
The work to run the power lines has started.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
pull toward oneself; tug at (someone's sleeve)
Specifically pulling something or someone toward oneself, often to get attention or guide them.
The child tugged at his mother's skirt and asked for something.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Pulling something heavy or large, often with effort; towing a vehicle or dragging an object along the ground.
They towed the broken-down car with a tow truck.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Leading a group of people or taking someone along, often with a sense of pulling them forward.
He led a large number of subordinates and started a new project.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
take (someone) somewhere; drag off
Forcibly or firmly taking someone to a place, such as a suspect to the police station.
The police took the suspect to the station.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
tempt into joining; strongly invite
Persuading or enticing someone to join a group or activity, often with a sense of pulling them in.
I was pulled into volunteering by a friend.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Extending the duration of something, often a meeting, conversation, or process.
It's not good to drag out a meeting longer than necessary.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
lengthen pronunciation; drawl
Stretching out the sound of a word or syllable when speaking.
He has a way of speaking where he draws out the ends of words.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Pulling a phrase or passage from a source; quoting or citing.
He quoted a passage from a famous poem in his speech.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
pull the ball
Baseball term: to hit the ball to the same side as the batter's stance (e.g., a right-handed batter hitting to left field).
He pulled the ball nicely and sent it to left field.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Colloquial use for putting on clothing, especially pulling it on over the body.
It's cold, so let's pull on a sweater and go out.
Usage patterns· 8
- 〈人〉の袖を引っ張るto tug at someone's sleeve
The child tugged at his mother's sleeve.
- ロープを引っ張るto pull a rope taut
Everyone pulled the rope to move the car.
- 電線を引っ張るto run or string an electric line
They ran an electric line at the construction site.
- 会議を引っ張るto drag out a meeting
He always drags out meetings.
- 声を引っ張るto draw out one's voice; drawl
She drew out the last note as she sang.
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- 警察に引っ張るto haul someone off to the police
The suspect was hauled off to the police.
- 仲間に引っ張るto pull someone into a group; recruit
I recruited a friend into the club.
- チームを引っ張るto lead a team
He is leading the team.
Expressions
- 足を引っ張るhold back; stand in the way of; sabotage