食い下がる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 食い下がる | 食い下がらない |
| Polite | 食い下がります | 食い下がりません |
| Past polite | 食い下がりました | 食い下がりませんでした |
| Past | 食い下がった | 食い下がらなかった |
| Te-form | 食い下がって | 食い下がらないで |
| Desire | 食い下がりたい | 食い下がりたくない |
| Potential | 食い下がれる | 食い下がれない |
| Passive | 食い下がられる | 食い下がられない |
| Causative | 食い下がらせる | 食い下がらせない |
| Causative passive | 食い下がらせられるalso 食い下がらされる | 食い下がらせられないalso 食い下がらされない |
| Volitional | 食い下がろう | |
| Polite volitional | 食い下がりましょう | |
| Imperative | 食い下がれ | 食い下がるな |
| Conditional | 食い下がれば | 食い下がらなければ |
| Tara conditional | 食い下がったら | 食い下がらなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
cling to; hang on to
Physical sense: gripping something and not letting go, often with the nuance of hanging or dangling from it.
The child clung to his father's arm and wouldn't let go.
The cat is hanging on to the curtain.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
persist; hound; refuse to back down
Figurative sense: tenaciously pursuing someone or an argument, not giving up. Often used in debates, negotiations, or confrontations.
The reporter persisted with questions, not letting the minister off the hook.
He stuck to his opinion to the very end.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
sumo technique: grab the mawashi and lower one's hips
Sumo-specific technique: grabbing the front of the opponent's mawashi, pressing one's head against their chest, and lowering one's hips to gain leverage.
The yokozuna grabbed the mawashi and lowered his hips to stop his opponent's movement.
The reporter pressed the prime minister with questions, refusing to back down.
The sumo wrestler gripped his opponent's mawashi and lowered his hips to attack.
Even in a disadvantageous situation, he held out to the very end.
She kept pressing that point, continuing the argument.
Search-only variant using 喰.
Search-only variant using 喰 and kana.
Search-only variant with 下る.