奪い取る・奪いとる|うばいとるubaitoru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
奪い取る奪い取る is the more common written form and the one beginners should use. It is the usual choice when writing this word.
奪いとる奪いとる is a less common written variant of 奪い取る. You may encounter it as an alternative, but beginners should normally use 奪い取る instead.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto plunder; to grab; to snatchその男は彼女のかばんを奪い取った。↗The man robbed her of her bag.
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 奪い取る（うばいとる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 奪い取ります（うばいとります） |
| Negative (nai) | 奪い取らない（うばいとらない） |
| polite (masen) | 奪い取りません（うばいとりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 奪い取らず・奪い取らぬ（うばいとらず・うばいとらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 奪い取った（うばいとった） |
| polite (mashita) | 奪い取りました（うばいとりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 奪い取らなかった（うばいとらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 奪い取りませんでした（うばいとりませんでした） |
| Te form | 奪い取って（うばいとって） |
| Potential | 奪い取れる（うばいとれる） |
| Passive | 奪い取られる（うばいとられる） |
| Causative | 奪い取らせる（うばいとらせる） |
| Causative passive | 奪い取らせられる・奪い取らされる（うばいとらせられる・うばいとらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 奪い取れば（うばいとれば） |
| tara | 奪い取ったら（うばいとったら） |
| Volitional | 奪い取ろう（うばいとろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 奪い取りましょう（うばいとりましょう） |
| Imperative | 奪い取れ（うばいとれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym略奪りゃくだつNeutralA noun for violent looting, typically by groups in war or riots but usable of individuals too, as in 「略奪愛」; leans toward written prose.
- SynonymぶんどるCasualColloquial, with a brash, swaggering tone: snatching or grabbing things outright, as in 「予算を分捕る」. 「奪い取る」 itself is neutral.
- Synonym強奪ごうだつWrittenA written term for seizing by violence; common in news reports of robberies, as in 「現金強奪」.
- Synonym奪ううばうNeutralThe most common, general verb for seizing or taking away; it can also mean robbing someone of their life or captivating their heart and attention.
- Synonym略取りゃくしゅNeutralTaking people or things away by violence or threats; in legal usage it means kidnapping, and the object is often a person.
- Synonym掠め奪うかすめうばうWrittenA rare written word for plundering by force; close in meaning to 「奪い取る」 but with a more archaic flavor.
- Synonym奪い去るうばいさるNeutralStresses making off with what you have taken: it highlights carrying the loot away, not wrenching it from the holder's hands.
- Related持ち去るもちさるNeutralNeutral: to take or carry something away, not necessarily by force, as in 「無断で持ち去る」.
- Related収奪しゅうだつNeutralForcible extraction, typically of wealth; discussed mostly in political and economic contexts, such as exploitation under colonial rule.
- Related劫掠きょうりゃくWrittenA rare written word for plunder backed by threats or intimidation, found mainly in history books; in daily speech say 「略奪」.
- Related奪掠だつりゃくWrittenA rare written word for seizure by force, synonymous with 「略奪」; not part of everyday language.
- RelatedかすめるNeutralSneaks something away while the victim is off guard, stressing stealth; it can also mean to graze or skim past something.
- Antonym与えるあたえるNeutralTo give or bestow something; the opposite of 「奪い取る」, which takes things by force.
- Antonym譲るゆずるNeutralTo hand over or yield something of your own; the direction of transfer is the reverse of 「奪い取る」.
- Antonym贈るおくるNeutralTo give something as a gift; the opposite of 「奪い取る」 and its forcible grabbing.
Use 「奪い取る」 for wrenching something out of someone's hands by force; 「奪う」 is the most common general verb for seizing or depriving. 「略奪」 fits looting in war or riots, and 「強奪」 violent robbery as reported in the news. The opposite of seizing by force is 「与える」, to give.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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