Japanese

かいこむ
Meaning: to buy in large quantities; to stock up on
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Example sentences

台風に備えて、近所の店で水と缶詰を買い込んだ。
To prepare for the typhoon, he stocked up on water and canned food at a nearby store.
彼は給料日に本をしこたま買い込んだ。
On payday, he stocked up on a ton of books.

Usage Notes

Use this verb when someone buys more than usual, often because they expect a shortage, price increase, trip, or emergency.

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