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とびつく
verb (godan, intransitive)
to jump at; to pounce on; to leap at
自動詞 intransitivemovement
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()()()かない
Present polite()()きます()()きません
Past()()いた()()かなかった
Past polite()()きました()()きませんでした
て form()()いて()()かなくて
ている present()()いている()()いていない
ている polite()()いています()()いていません
ている past()()いていた()()いていなかった
ている past polite()()いていました()()いていませんでした
Conditional ば()()けば()()かなければ
Conditional たら()()いたら()()かなかったら
Volitional()()こう
Volitional polite()()きましょう
Potential()()ける()()けない
Passive()()かれる()()かれない
Causative()()かせる()()かせない
Imperative()()()()くな
1. to jump at; to pounce on
To physically leap onto someone or something.
(ねこ)獲物(えもの)()()いた。
The cat pounced on its prey.
子供(こども)たち菓子(かし)()()いた。
The children pounced on the sweets.
The dog jumped on its owner who had just come home.
2. to jump at; to eagerly seize
To eagerly accept an offer or opportunity without hesitation.
チャンス()()く。
To jump at a chance.
You shouldn't jump at such a suspicious offer.
If you eagerly jump at something just because it's cheap, you may regret it later.

Forms

Compound verb: () (to jump, to fly) + () (to attach, to stick)

Transitivity

自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive). The target takes , never :

  • X()()く (to jump at X)

Common collocations

Usage

Sense 1 is a single sudden movement ending in contact, so it is normally reported in the past (()()いた) rather than as an ongoing action. Used figuratively (sense 2), it carries clear disapproval: the person grabbed the offer too fast to think it through, which is why it so often appears in warnings (examples 5 and 6).

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