Japanese

しずみこむ
Meaning: to sink into; to be lost in thought; to feel depressed
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

沈
み
込
む

Example

He sank deep into the sofa and was lost in thought.

Usage Notes

Can describe physically sinking into something soft, or mentally sinking into deep thought or a dark mood.

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