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掠める

Kana Reading
かすめる
Romaji
kasumeru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to steal; to rob; to snatch; to pocket; to plunder
    Example sentence
    矢は木をかすめた。 The arrow glanced off the tree.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to deceive; to trick; to cheat
    Example sentence
    彼の車はトンネルの壁をかすめて通った。 His car shaved the wall of the tunnel.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to graze (in passing); to skim; to brush against; to touch lightly
    Example sentence
    弾丸は的をかすめた。 The bullet glanced off the target.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.); to flit (through one's mind, across one's face)
    Example sentence
    弾が彼の頬をかすめた。 The bullet just shaved his cheek.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to do (something) while no one is looking
    Example sentence
    私は彼のわきをかすめて走った。 I brushed by him while running.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
    Example sentence
    トラックは狭い道を塀にかすめるように通った。 The truck scraped along the wall in the narrow road.

Examples of 掠める, かすめる in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
掠める
Plain Polite
掠めます
Negative
掠めない
Negative Polite
掠めません

Past

Plain
掠めた
Plain Polite
掠めました
Negative
掠めなかった
Negative Polite
掠めませんでした

Te

Plain
掠めて
Plain Polite
掠めまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
掠められる
Plain Polite
掠められます
Negative
掠められない
Negative Polite
掠められません

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