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Meaning of 食って掛かる(くってかかる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

食って掛かる, 食ってかかる
Kana Reading
くってかかる
Romaji
kuttekakaru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru` ending
    Meaning
    to flare up at

Example Sentences

食って掛かる, 食ってかかる, くってかかる used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
食って掛かる
Plain Polite
食って掛かります
Negative
食って掛からない
Negative Polite
食って掛かりません

Past

Plain
食って掛かった
Plain Polite
食って掛かりました
Negative
食って掛からなかった
Negative Polite
食って掛かりませんでした

Te

Plain
食って掛かって
Plain Polite
食って掛かりまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
食って掛かられる
Plain Polite
食って掛かられます
Negative
食って掛かられない
Negative Polite
食って掛かられません

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JLPT 3

hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour

On: カイ, ケイ

Kun: か.ける, -か.ける, か.け, -か.け, -が.け, か.かる, -か.かる, -が.かる, か.かり, -が.かり, かかり, -がかり

11 strokes

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JLPT 5

eat, food

On: ショク, ジキ

Kun: く.う, く.らう, た.べる, は.む

9 strokes

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