Details
- Part of speech
- Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
- Romaji
- hikitomeru
Example sentences
友達が帰るのを引き止めるのは、申し訳ないと分かっているが、つい口が滑ってしまう。
yūdachi ga kaeru no o hikidashi teme no wa, moushiwake nai to wakatte iru ga, tsui kuchi ga suべってしまう
Although I know it's impolite to detain my friend from leaving, I sometimes accidentally say something that makes them stay.
新幹線の改札口で、友達を引き止めるために、急いで駆けつけたが、間に合わなかった。
shinkansen no kaikoku de, yūdachi o hikidashi teme ni, isogashite kakezuki ta ga, maido ganaiwake naka tta
I rushed to the station to detain my friend at the Shinkansen gate, but I missed the train.