つっつく

Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 突っ突く

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at

JLPT N1 Also written 突っつく

Meanings

  1. Godan verb (-ku), Transitive

    to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge
  2. to peck at (one's food); to pick at
  3. to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
  4. to egg on; to put up to

Forms

PlainPolite
Presentつっつくつっつきます
Negativeつっつかないつっつきません
Pastつっついたつっつきました
Past negativeつっつかなかったつっつきませんでした
Te-formつっついて
Potentialつっつける
Passiveつっつかれる
Causativeつっつかせる
Volitionalつっつこう
Imperativeつっつけ
Conditional (ば)つっつけば
Conditional (たら)つっついたら

Example sentences