Japanese

すべりこむ
Meaning: to slide into; to scramble in; to barely make it
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

滑
り
込
む

Example

He slid into the train just as it was departing.

Usage Notes

Can mean sliding physically into a place or arriving just in time for something.

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