Japanese

しのびこむ
Meaning: to sneak in; to steal into
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

忍
び
込
む

Example sentences

The thief snuck into the house through the window.
猫は音もなく部屋に忍び込んできた。
The cat sneaked into the room without a sound.
窓から忍び込む冷気に身を震わせた。
I shivered at the cold air creeping in through the window.
夜中に賊が倉庫に忍び込んだ。
A thief broke into the warehouse in the middle of the night.
忍者は暗闇に紛れて敵の屋敷に忍び込んだ。
The ninja blended into the darkness and sneaked into the enemy's mansion.
彼は隠密に行動し、敵の陣地に忍び込んだ。
He acted in secret and sneaked into the enemy camp.
泥棒は夜陰に乗じて家の中に忍び込んだ。
The thief snuck into the house under the cover of night.

Usage Notes

Used when entering a place secretly to avoid being noticed.

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