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抱く

to embrace

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Conjugation of 抱く

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: hold in arms, harbor, protect, harbor some feeling about, hug, entertain a thought about
私/俺
Present informal tense
抱く
idaku
I embrace
Present informal negative tense
抱かない
idakanai
I don't embrace
Present formal tense
抱きます
idakimasu
I embrace
Present formal negative tense
抱きません
idakimasen
I do not embrace
私/俺
Past informal tense
抱いた
idaita
I embraced
Past informal negative tense
抱かなかった
idakanakatta
I didn't embrace
Past formal tense
抱きました
idakimashita
I embrace
Past formal negative tense
抱きませんでした
idakimasen deshita
I did not embrace
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
抱け
idake
embrace
Imperative negative mood
抱くな
idaku na
don't embrace
Imperative formal mood
抱いてください
idaite kudasai
please embrace
Imperative formal negative mood
抱かないでください
idakanai dekudasai
please do not embrace
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
抱いて
idaite
embrace
Passive stem
抱かれる
idakareru
embraced
Hypothetical tense
抱け
idake
if I embraced
Hypothetical conditional stem
抱けば
idakeba
embraced
私/俺
Volitional stem
抱こう
idakō
will embrace
Potential stem
抱ける
idakeru
embraced
Continuative stem
抱き
idaki
embracing
Causative stem
抱かせる
idakaseru
allow to embrace
私/俺
Imperfective stem
抱か
idaka
embrace

Examples of 抱く

抱いて

Don't do this. Don't shut me out. Let me help you.

お願い　抱いて

Please. Please hold me.

抱いて、キスして、セックスして

- When you held me, kissed me, made love to me...

僕は　ある複雑な感情に 気づいたんだ　その・・・ 君が僕に　いだく・・・

I sense that there are some complicated feelings, maybe, that you have for me.