Japanese

はさむ
Meaning: to sandwich; to insert; to put between
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 挟む 挟まない
Polite 挟みます 挟みません
Past 挟んだ 挟まなかった
Polite + Past 挟みました 挟みませんでした
Te-form 挟んで 挟まなくて
Potential 挟める 挟めない
Passive 挟まれる 挟まれない
Causative 挟ませる 挟ませない
Causative + Passive 挟まされる 挟まされない
Imperative 挟め 挟むな

Handwriting

挟
む

Example sentences

Put a bookmark in the book.
両軍が川を挟んで対峙している。
Two armies are facing each other across the river.
彼らはテーブルを挟んで向かい合って座った
They sat facing each other across the table.
両軍が川を挟んで睨み合っている。
Both armies confronted each other across the river.
読みかけの本に、きれいな花のしおりを挟んだ。
I put a beautiful flower bookmark in the book I was reading.
本の間に栞を挟んだ。
I put a bookmark between the pages of the book.
彼は体温計を脇の下に挟んだ。
He put the thermometer under his armpit.
腋に体温計を挟んで熱を測る。
Put the thermometer under your armpit to measure your temperature.
彼女は栞として押し花を挟んだ。
She inserted a pressed flower as a bookmark.

Usage Notes

Used when putting something between two objects or surfaces.

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