引く（ひく）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: to pull
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 引きます | ひきます |
| te-form | 引いて | ひいて |
| ta-form (past) | 引いた | ひいた |
| nai-form (negative) | 引かない | ひかない |
| potential form | 引ける | ひける |
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Example sentences
- ドアは押すのではなく、引く。 — You don't push the door, you pull it.
- 辞書を引いて言葉の意味を調べる。 — I look up the meaning of the word in a dictionary.
Idioms & proverbs containing “引く”
- 弓を引く (ゆみをひく) — to draw a bow
- ババを引く (ばばをひく) — to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad side of a bargain; to draw the joker (when playing Old Maid)
- 手ぐすね引く (てぐすねひく) — to be ready and waiting; to be on the alert; to be on the watch
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