Japanese

もぐりこむ
Meaning: to slip into; to crawl into; to sneak in
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

潜
り
込
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Example sentences

The cat slipped into the warm futon and fell fast asleep.
彼は古本屋の店員に化けて、敵の屋敷に潜り込んだ。
He disguised himself as a second-hand bookstore clerk and sneaked into the enemy's mansion.

Usage Notes

Refers to moving into a space underneath something or sneaking into a place quietly.

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