人目を引く

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
人 目 引
ひと
Grade: 1 		め
Grade: 1 		ひ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
人目をひく

Etymology

From 人目 (“attention”) +‎ を +‎ 引く (“to attract”).

Verb

人(ひと)目(め)を引(ひ)く • (hitome o hiku) godan (stem 人(ひと)目(め)を引(ひ)き (hitome o hiki), past 人(ひと)目(め)を引(ひ)いた (hitome o hiita))

  1. (idiomatic) to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
    Synonym: 人目を奪う
    人目(ひとめ)を引(ひ)く服装(ふくそう)
    hitome o hikufukusō
    Eye-catching clothing

Conjugation

Conjugation of "人目を引く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 人目を引か ひとめをひか hitome o hika
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 人目を引き ひとめをひき hitome o hiki
Shūshikei ("terminal") 人目を引く ひとめをひく hitome o hiku
Rentaikei ("attributive") 人目を引く ひとめをひく hitome o hiku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 人目を引け ひとめをひけ hitome o hike
Meireikei ("imperative") 人目を引け ひとめをひけ hitome o hike
Key constructions
Passive 人目を引かれる ひとめをひかれる hitome o hikareru
Causative 人目を引かせる
人目を引かす 		ひとめをひかせる
ひとめをひかす 		hitome o hikaseru
hitome o hikasu
Potential 人目を引ける ひとめをひける hitome o hikeru
Volitional 人目を引こう ひとめをひこう hitome o hikō
Negative 人目を引かない ひとめをひかない hitome o hikanai
Negative continuative 人目を引かず ひとめをひかず hitome o hikazu
Formal 人目を引きます ひとめをひきます hitome o hikimasu
Perfective 人目を引いた ひとめをひいた hitome o hiita
Conjunctive 人目を引いて ひとめをひいて hitome o hiite
Hypothetical conditional 人目を引けば ひとめをひけば hitome o hikeba
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