Japanese

とびこむ
Meaning: to jump in; to dive in; to plunge into
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

飛
び
込
む

Example sentences

It was a hot day, so the children jumped into the pool with great energy.
彼は川に落ちた子犬を助けるために、迷わず飛び込んだ。
He jumped in without hesitation to save the puppy that fell into the river.
消防士たちは勇敢に炎の中へ飛び込んだ。
The firefighters bravely jumped into the flames.
彼は全裸で海に飛び込んだ。
He jumped into the sea completely naked.
彼はコートを脱ぎ捨てて、ソファーに飛び込んだ。
He threw off his coat and jumped onto the sofa.
消防士は危険をかえりみず、火の中に飛び込んだ。
The firefighter jumped into the fire, regardless of the danger.
からだごと海に飛び込んだ
I dove into the sea with my whole body.

Usage Notes

Used for physical jumping into water or a space, but also metaphorically for plunging into a situation.

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