- kamitsuku to bite (at), to snap at; to snap at (someone), to flare up at, to jump down (someone's) throat
Used for literal biting or for snapping angrily at someone, often in casual or emotional speech.
犬が郵便屋さんに噛み付こうとした。
Inu ga yūbin'ya-san ni kamitsukou to shita.
The dog tried to bite the mail carrier.
彼は私の意見にすぐ噛み付いてくる。
Kare wa watashi no iken ni sugu kamitsuite kuru.
He immediately snaps at my opinions.
⚖️ Often confused with 噛む (kamu), which just means 'to chew or bite'; 噛み付く emphasizes an aggressive lunge or verbal attack.
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💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.
Found in a wide range of contexts. Useful for building reading and listening fluency.
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