つっつく · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | つっつく | つっつかない |
| Polite | つっつきます | つっつきません |
| Past polite | つっつきました | つっつきませんでした |
| Past | つっついた | つっつかなかった |
| Te-form | つっついて | つっつかないで |
| Desire | つっつきたい | つっつきたくない |
| Potential | つっつける | つっつけない |
| Passive | つっつかれる | つっつかれない |
| Causative | つっつかせる | つっつかせない |
| Causative passive | つっつかせられるalso つっつかされる | つっつかせられないalso つっつかされない |
| Volitional | つっつこう | |
| Polite volitional | つっつきましょう | |
| Imperative | つっつけ | つっつくな |
| Conditional | つっつけば | つっつかなければ |
| Tara conditional | つっついたら | つっつかなかったら |
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
poke repeatedly; nudge; prod
Light, repeated poking or prodding, often with a finger or an object. Can be physical or figurative.
See also: つつく
He poked my shoulder to get my attention.
The cat is poking around inside the box.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
peck at food; pick at
Eating in a desultory manner, without appetite or interest, like a bird pecking at food.
She just picked at her salad and barely ate anything.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
pick at faults; nitpick
To repeatedly point out small faults or mistakes in a nagging or critical way.
The boss nitpicked the small mistakes in the report.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
egg on; prod into action
To urge or provoke someone into doing something, often by persistent prodding or teasing.
My friends egged me on, so I ended up singing at karaoke.