挿入|そうにゅうsounyuu[0]heiban (flat)
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Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 挿入する(そうにゅうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 挿入します(そうにゅうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 挿入しない(そうにゅうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 挿入しません(そうにゅうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 挿入せず・挿入せぬ(そうにゅうせず・そうにゅうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 挿入した(そうにゅうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 挿入しました(そうにゅうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 挿入しなかった(そうにゅうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 挿入しませんでした(そうにゅうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 挿入して(そうにゅうして) |
| Potential | 挿入できる(そうにゅうできる) |
| Passive | 挿入される(そうにゅうされる) |
| Causative | 挿入させる(そうにゅうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 挿入させられる(そうにゅうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 挿入すれば(そうにゅうすれば) |
| tara | 挿入したら(そうにゅうしたら) |
| Volitional | 挿入しよう(そうにゅうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 挿入しましょう(そうにゅうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 挿入しろ(そうにゅうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym差し込むさしこむNeutralA neutral verb: to put something in, or for light to stream in; also stomach cramps, as in 「プラグを差し込む」. 「挿入」 is the more written Sino-Japanese term; the verb is 「挿入する」.
- Synonym差し入れさしいれNeutralA neutral word for sending food or items to someone, e.g. a prisoner, as in 「差し入れのお菓子」. 「挿入」 stays closer to the act of insertion.
- SynonymインサートWrittenA written loanword for an insertion operation or an insert shot (a close-up cut into a film or video). 「挿入」 is the general Sino-Japanese word.
- Synonym挿すさすNeutralA neutral verb for arranging flowers or planting cuttings, as in 「花を挿す」. 「挿入」 is the written term for the act of inserting something.
- Related差し入れるさしいれるNeutralA neutral verb: to put something in, or to send items to a prisoner. 「挿入」 stays closer to the plain act of insertion.
- Related組み込むくみこむNeutralA neutral verb for fitting something in as part of a whole, as in 「日程に組み込む」. 「挿入」 stays closer to simply putting something in.
- Related組み入れるくみいれるWrittenA written verb for working something into a whole. 「挿入」 stays closer to putting something in.
- Related差し挟むさしはさむWrittenA written verb: to slip something between things, or to interject a word, as in 「口を差し挟む」. 「挿入」 stays closer to insertion itself.
- Related挟み込むはさみこむNeutralA neutral verb for tucking something in between two things, as in 「書類を挟み込む」. 「挿入」 stays closer to the act of insertion.
- Related挿れるいれるCasualA colloquial verb for insertion as part of intercourse — easy to misuse. 「挿入」 is the neutral, written term.
- Antonym除去じょきょWrittenWritten word for removing or getting rid of something — the opposite of 「挿入」 on the insert-versus-remove axis.
- Antonym抜去ばっきょWrittenWritten word for pulling something out from the root, as in 「カテーテル抜去」 — the opposite of 「挿入」 on the insert-versus-extract axis.
Use 「挿入」 for putting something in, as in 「挿入歌」 or 「カードを挿入する」; it is a written-leaning Sino-Japanese word, also 「挿入する」. For everyday putting-in use 「差し込む」, for flowers 「挿す」, for tucking between 「挟み込む」, for incorporating 「組み込む」. 「インサート」 covers insert shots; 「差し入れる」「差し入れ」 are about sending items to people; 「挿れる」 is colloquial and sexual — avoid it. Opposites: 「抜去」「除去」.
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