Japanese

のぞきこむ
Meaning: to peer into; to look into
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

覗
き
込
む

Example

He quietly peered into the room.

Usage Notes

Describes the action of leaning forward or stretching one's neck to see inside something or to look at something closely.

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