取り付く
とりつく
to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to; to grapple
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Intransitive
to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to- to grapple
- to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake
- to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
- to obtain a clue; to get a lead
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 取り付くとりつく | 取り付きますとりつきます |
| Negative | 取り付かないとりつかない | 取り付きませんとりつきません |
| Past | 取り付いたとりついた | 取り付きましたとりつきました |
| Past negative | 取り付かなかったとりつかなかった | 取り付きませんでしたとりつきませんでした |
| Te-form | 取り付いてとりついて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 取り付けるとりつける |
| Passive | 取り付かれるとりつかれる |
| Causative | 取り付かせるとりつかせる |
| Volitional | 取り付こうとりつこう |
| Imperative | 取り付けとりつけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 取り付けばとりつけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 取り付いたらとりついたら |
Example sentences
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My brother is consumed with ambition.
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She is possessed by a devil.
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He's possessed by a strange idea.
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He is possessed by an unusual idea.
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The idea grew on him.
More examples (10)
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He seems to be possessed with idle fancies.
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The event has fixed firmly in my mind.
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Ken's really got computers on the brain.
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Ted's really got computers on the brain.
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He was in the grip of poverty.
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He was a disagreeable old man.
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He fell a victim to a deadly disease.
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The maid announced each guest.
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He is possessed with the ambition to rule over the world.
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My boss told me I'm hard to approach.