もぎ取(と)る

もぎとる
verb (godan)
to pluck off; to tear off; to wrench away
他動詞 transitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Presentもぎ取(と)るもぎ取(と)らない
Present politeもぎ取(と)りますもぎ取(と)りません
Pastもぎ取(と)ったもぎ取(と)らなかった
Past politeもぎ取(と)りましたもぎ取(と)りませんでした
て formもぎ取(と)ってもぎ取(と)らなくて
ている presentもぎ取(と)っているもぎ取(と)っていない
ている politeもぎ取(と)っていますもぎ取(と)っていません
ている pastもぎ取(と)っていたもぎ取(と)っていなかった
ている past politeもぎ取(と)っていましたもぎ取(と)っていませんでした
Conditional ばもぎ取(と)ればもぎ取(と)らなければ
Conditional たらもぎ取(と)ったらもぎ取(と)らなかったら
Volitionalもぎ取(と)ろう—
Volitional politeもぎ取(と)りましょう—
Potentialもぎ取(と)れるもぎ取(と)れない
Passiveもぎ取(と)られるもぎ取(と)られない
Causativeもぎ取(と)らせるもぎ取(と)らせない
Imperativeもぎ取(と)れもぎ取(と)るな
1. to pluck off; to tear off; to pick (fruit)
To pull or twist something off from where it is attached. Commonly used for picking fruit directly from a tree or bush.
りんごを木(き)からもぎ取(と)る。
To pluck an apple from the tree.
I picked a ripe tomato and ate it.
子(こ)どもが花(はな)をもぎ取(と)ってしまった。
The child tore off the flower.
2. to wrench away; to snatch; to seize by force
To take something away forcefully from someone's grasp or possession. Used figuratively for winning something through great effort.
I snatched the ball from the opponent's hands.
After a close game, we seized the victory.
After years of negotiation, we were finally able to secure the contract.

A compound verb: もぐ (to pluck, to twist off) + 取(と)る (to take). The もぐ component conveys the twisting or pulling motion of detaching something from where it grows or is attached.

Transitivity

Transitive. The thing being plucked or snatched is marked with を.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • もぐ: to pluck — the simpler base verb; doesn't emphasize the 'taking' aspect as strongly
  • 引(ひ)きちぎる: to tear off — more violent; implies ripping rather than twisting
  • 奪(うば)い取(と)る: to seize, to snatch — broader; used for taking by force in general