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N1 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

()()to cling to, to hold on to, to hold fast to, to grapple, to set about doing, to begin, to commence, to undertake, to take hold of, to possess, to haunt, to obtain a clue, to get a lead

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    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to cling to, to hold on to, to hold fast to

    2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to grapple

    3. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to set about doing, to begin, to commence, to undertake

    4. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      4.

      to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.), to take hold of, to haunt

      also written as 取り憑く
    5. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      5.

      to obtain a clue, to get a lead

    All Forms

    取り付く 【とりつく】取りつく 【とりつく】取付く 【とりつく】

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      ()きるために必死(ひっし)命綱(いのちづな)()()

      To desperately cling to the lifeline to survive.

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      一人(ひとり)強盗(ごうとう)(さん)()(にん)警察官(けいさつかん)()()いています。

      Three or four police officers are struggling to grab a single robber.

      • N1

      (うみ)(おぼ)れた海水浴(かいすいよく)(きゃく)が、()()まれた()()()()いた。

      A swimmer drowning in the ocean grabbed onto a lifebuoy that was thrown to them.

      • N1

      この問題(もんだい)(むずか)しすぎて、どう頑張(がんば)っても()()きようがありません。

      This problem is so difficult that no matter how hard I try, I can't even begin to tackle it.

      • N1

      (いえ)改築(かいちく)工事(こうじ)()()(はや)いか、施工(せこう)箇所(かしょ)不具合(ふぐあい)()つかった。

      We had barely started commencing renovations on the house when we discovered construction defects.

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