引っ掛ける・引っかける・引っ懸ける|ひっかけるhikkakeru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
引っ掛ける引っ掛ける（ひっかける） is the most common written form and the usual choice for writing this word.
引っかける引っかける（ひっかける） is less common than 引っ掛ける（ひっかける） and is a less frequent written variant.
引っ懸ける引っ懸ける（ひっかける） is the least common of these written forms and is encountered less often than the other two.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto hook; to catch; to trap; to ensnare
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto cheat; to evade payment; to jump a bill
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto drink (alcohol)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto splash someone (with)彼は私たちに水をひっかけた。↗He dashed us with water.
- ichidan verb, transitive verb, baseballto hit the ball off the end of the bat
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 引っ掛ける（ひっかける） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 引っ掛けます（ひっかけます） |
| Negative (nai) | 引っ掛けない（ひっかけない） |
| polite (masen) | 引っ掛けません（ひっかけません） |
| classical zu / nu | 引っ掛けず・引っ掛けぬ（ひっかけず・ひっかけぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 引っ掛けた（ひっかけた） |
| polite (mashita) | 引っ掛けました（ひっかけました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 引っ掛けなかった（ひっかけなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 引っ掛けませんでした（ひっかけませんでした） |
| Te form | 引っ掛けて（ひっかけて） |
| Potential | 引っ掛けられる（ひっかけられる） |
| Passive | 引っ掛けられる（ひっかけられる） |
| Causative | 引っ掛けさせる（ひっかけさせる） |
| Causative passive | 引っ掛けさせられる（ひっかけさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 引っ掛ければ（ひっかければ） |
| tara | 引っ掛けたら（ひっかけたら） |
| Volitional | 引っ掛けよう（ひっかけよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 引っ掛けましょう（ひっかけましょう） |
| Imperative | 引っ掛けろ（ひっかけろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
服が引っかかる
服を引っ掛ける
引っかかる describes something becoming caught or snagged (as in 服が引っかかる), while 引っ掛ける describes the act of catching or hooking something (as in 服を引っ掛ける).
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym吊るすつるすNeutralFor hanging things up so they dangle, as in 「風鈴を吊るす」. It suggests vertical suspension, while 「引っ掛ける」 suggests hooking on or casually throwing something on.
- SynonymかけるNeutralThe most common word for hanging or covering, and it also works in 「罠に掛ける」. 「引っ掛ける」 adds a nuance of hooking something on casually or in passing.
- Synonymぶら下げるぶらさげるNeutralFor carrying something or letting it dangle and swing, as in 「袋をぶら下げる」. 「引っ掛ける」 instead centers on hooking something on.
- SynonymつるNeutralTo hang or suspend, as in 「首を吊る」; it also covers the sumo move of hoisting an opponent. The emphasis is on suspension, not on hooking.
- Synonym騙すだますNeutralThe straightforward word for deceiving someone, as in 「人を騙す」. It is close to 「引っ掛ける」 in its sense of trapping or duping someone.
- Synonym吊り下げるつりさげるNeutralTo suspend something so it hangs down from above, as in 「照明を吊り下げる」. 「引っ掛ける」 centers on hooking on, without stressing the hanging down.
- RelatedつけるNeutralA general word for attaching or fastening, as in 「ボタンを付ける」, regardless of how. When 「引っ掛ける」 means hanging, it specifically means catching on a hook or protrusion.
- Antonym外すはずすNeutralTo take off or detach something that is fastened; it reverses 「引っ掛ける」, which hangs or hooks something on.
Use 「引っ掛ける」 for hooking things on, for casually throwing on clothes as in 「上着を引っ掛ける」, or for trapping and duping someone as in 「客を引っ掛ける」. For plain hanging prefer 「掛ける」 or 「吊るす」, for deceiving 「騙す」; the opposite is 「外す」.
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Japanese definitions
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English equivalents
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