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表層形
畳みかけろ
タタミカケロ
動詞

畳みかけろ (タタミカケロ)

Tatamikakero · たたみかけろ — to give no leeway, to press (for an answer, etc.), to shower (questions on someone)

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畳みかけろ in rōmaji: tatamikakero.

動詞 一般 * *
📝 畳み掛ける 🔤 下一段-カ行 📐 命令形
Updated: 2026年10月2日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
畳みかけろ
見出し語 (Lemma)
畳み掛ける
読み (Reading)
タタミカケロ
品詞 (POS)
動詞・一般・*・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
下一段-カ行
活用形 (Conj. Form)
命令形
表記 (Orthography)
畳みかけろ
読み・基本形
タタミカケル
表記・基本形
畳みかける
見出し語の読み
タタミカケル
How it's used

Used in imperative form in casual or forceful contexts, like arguments or negotiations, to tell someone to press hard or not let up.

もっと畳みかけろ、相手はもう降参だ。
Motto tatamikakero, aite wa mou kousan da.
Press harder, the opponent has already surrendered.

質問を畳みかけろ、真実を引き出せ。
Shitsumon o tatamikakero, shinjitsu o hikidase.
Shower questions at him, draw out the truth.

⚖️ Often confused with 追い詰める (oitsumeru), but 畳みかけろ implies a rapid, relentless attack rather than cornering someone physically or mentally.

💡 English Meaning

畳みかけろ means “to give no leeway, to press (for an answer, etc.), to shower (questions on someone)” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

畳みかける (タタミカケル) — main entry →

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タタミカケロ
Lemma: 畳み掛ける
動詞一般**
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⚡ 一段 (Ichidan/Ru-verb) Conjugations
ます形 (Polite)
畳み掛けます
て形 (Te-form)
畳み掛けて
過去形 (Past)
畳み掛けた
否定形 (Negative)
畳み掛けない
意向形 (Volitional)
畳み掛けましょう
可能形 (Potential)
畳み掛けられる
受身形 (Passive)
畳み掛けられる
使役形 (Causative)
畳み掛けさせる
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The surface form (畳みかけろ) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (畳み掛ける) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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