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食い込む (くいこむ) — to bite into (e.g. rope into skin), to cut into, to dig into (e.g. of fingernails)

食くい込こむ to bite into (e.g. rope into skin)
4 characters 和語 wago godan verb (-mu) intransitive

kuikomu

くいこむ
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Meanings

  • to bite into (e.g. rope into skin)
  • to cut into
  • to dig into (e.g. of fingernails)
  • to eat into
  • to encroach
  • to make inroads
  • to penetrate (e.g. a market)
  • to break into (e.g. first place)
  • to erode
  • to cut into (e.g. time, savings)

Verb forms

Meaning Plain Polite
Present

食い込む

くいこむ

食い込みます

くいこみます

Present negative

食い込まない

くいこまない

食い込みません

くいこみません

Past

食い込んだ

くいこんだ

食い込みました

くいこみました

Past negative

食い込まなかった

くいこまなかった

食い込みませんでした

くいこみませんでした

Te-form

食い込んで

くいこんで

食い込みまして

くいこみまして

Potential

食い込める

くいこめる

食い込めます

くいこめます

Potential negative

食い込めない

くいこめない

食い込めません

くいこめません

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