No. 3,188 in Japanese
吸っ
"吸っ" is the stem form of the verb "吸う," meaning "to suck," "to inhale," or "to absorb."
In a sentence
私は新鮮な空気を吸っています。
I am breathing in fresh air.
Here, '吸っ' is part of the verb '吸う', which means 'to inhale' or 'to breathe in'.
彼はストローでジュースを吸った。
He sipped juice through a straw.
In this sentence, '吸っ' is used in the past tense form of '吸う', and it conveys the action of sucking or sipping liquid.
蚊が私の血を吸った。
A mosquito sucked my blood.
Here, '吸っ' indicates the action of a mosquito sucking blood, reflecting the meaning 'to suck' or 'to draw in liquid forcibly.
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