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Japanese

みこむ

のみこむ
Meaning: to swallow; to take in and understand
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 呑みこむ 呑みこまない
Polite 呑みこみます 呑みこみません
Past 呑みこんだ 呑みこまなかった
Polite + Past 呑みこみました 呑みこみませんでした
Te-form 呑みこんで 呑みこまなくて
Potential 呑みこめる 呑みこめない
Passive 呑みこまれる 呑みこまれない
Causative 呑みこませる 呑みこませない
Causative + Passive 呑みこまされる 呑みこまされない
Imperative 呑みこめ 呑みこむな

Example

彼はその複雑な説明を一度で呑みこむことができた。
He was able to grasp the complicated explanation in one go.

Usage Notes

Literally, it means to swallow something. It is also used figuratively for quickly taking in an explanation, situation, or idea.

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