Japanese

くびをつっこむ
Meaning: to get involved in, to poke one's nose into, to meddle
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

首
を
突
っ
込
む

Example

He likes to get involved in everything.

Usage Notes

Used when someone shows interest in something and gets involved, often with the nuance of meddling or going too far into others' business.

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