Japanese

たてこむ
Meaning: to be busy; to be crowded; to be pressed with work
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

立
て
込
む

Example sentences

Since work piled up at the end of the year, I started preparing early.
仕事が立て込み髪が伸びるのが早いのは、苦髪楽爪のせいだろうか。
I wonder if my hair is growing fast because of 'kugami rakudume', given how much work has been piling up lately.

Usage Notes

Used when tasks or people accumulate simultaneously.

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