言葉尻を捉える · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 言葉尻を捉える | 言葉尻を捉えない |
| Polite | 言葉尻を捉えます | 言葉尻を捉えません |
| Past polite | 言葉尻を捉えました | 言葉尻を捉えませんでした |
| Past | 言葉尻を捉えた | 言葉尻を捉えなかった |
| Te-form | 言葉尻を捉えて | 言葉尻を捉えないで |
| Desire | 言葉尻を捉えたい | 言葉尻を捉えたくない |
| Potential | 言葉尻を捉えられるalso 言葉尻を捉えれる | 言葉尻を捉えられないalso 言葉尻を捉えれない |
| Passive | 言葉尻を捉えられる | 言葉尻を捉えられない |
| Causative | 言葉尻を捉えさせる | 言葉尻を捉えさせない |
| Causative passive | 言葉尻を捉えさせられる | 言葉尻を捉えさせられない |
| Volitional | 言葉尻を捉えよう | |
| Polite volitional | 言葉尻を捉えましょう | |
| Imperative | 言葉尻を捉えろ | 言葉尻を捉えるな |
| Conditional | 言葉尻を捉えれば | 言葉尻を捉えなければ |
| Tara conditional | 言葉尻を捉えたら | 言葉尻を捉えなかったら |
pounce on someone's words; trip someone up with their own words; cavil at someone's words
Used when someone seizes on a minor slip or the tail end of another person's statement to criticize, argue, or make them look bad. Often implies nitpicking or unfair argumentation.
He always pounces on people's words and finds fault.
Let's stop arguing by seizing on the ends of each other's words.