Japanese

さえ

おさえこむ
Meaning: to pin down; to hold down; to suppress; to contain
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 押さえ込む 押さえ込まない
Polite 押さえ込みます 押さえ込みません
Past 押さえ込んだ 押さえ込まなかった
Polite + Past 押さえ込みました 押さえ込みませんでした
Te-form 押さえ込んで 押さえ込まなくて
Potential 押さえ込める 押さえ込めない
Passive 押さえ込まれる 押さえ込まれない
Causative 押さえ込ませる 押さえ込ませない
Causative + Passive 押さえ込まされる 押さえ込まされない
Imperative 押さえ込め 押さえ込むな

Handwriting

押
さ
え
込
む

Example

The police officer pinned the criminal who tried to escape to the ground.

Usage Notes

Literally means to physically hold someone down, but also used figuratively for suppressing opposition or containing news.

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