潜り込む|もぐりこむmogurikomu[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, intransitive verbto slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto sneak into; to infiltrate
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 潜り込む(もぐりこむ) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 潜り込みます(もぐりこみます) |
| Negative (nai) | 潜り込まない(もぐりこまない) |
| polite (masen) | 潜り込みません(もぐりこみません) |
| classical zu / nu | 潜り込まず・潜り込まぬ(もぐりこまず・もぐりこまぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 潜り込んだ(もぐりこんだ) |
| polite (mashita) | 潜り込みました(もぐりこみました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 潜り込まなかった(もぐりこまなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 潜り込みませんでした(もぐりこみませんでした) |
| Te form | 潜り込んで(もぐりこんで) |
| Potential | 潜り込める(もぐりこめる) |
| Passive | 潜り込まれる(もぐりこまれる) |
| Causative | 潜り込ませる(もぐりこませる) |
| Causative passive | 潜り込ませられる・潜り込まされる(もぐりこませられる・もぐりこまされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 潜り込めば(もぐりこめば) |
| tara | 潜り込んだら(もぐりこんだら) |
| Volitional | 潜り込もう(もぐりこもう) |
| polite (mashou) | 潜り込みましょう(もぐりこみましょう) |
| Imperative | 潜り込め(もぐりこめ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related入り込むはいりこむNeutralCovers entering inside or breaking in, with a wide range of uses; 「潜り込む」 stresses crawling in under something or sneaking in.
- Antonym浮かぶうかぶNeutralTo float or rise to the surface — the opposite of 「潜り込む」, which is about burrowing down under.
- Antonym出るでるNeutralTo go or come out — the opposite of 「潜り込む」's slipping in.
- Antonym上がるあがるNeutralTo rise or go up — the opposite of 「潜り込む」's slipping down under.
Use 「潜り込む」 for burrowing under the covers or into the water, or for sneaking into an organization, as in 「布団に潜り込む」. For getting deep inside, use 「入り込む」; for simply entering, 「入る」. To go out, use 「出る」.
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