入(い)れる

いれる

verb (ichidan)

to put in, to insert

1. to put in, to insert

To place something inside a container, space, or location. The opposite of 出す (to take out).

Do you take sugar in your coffee?

Literally: Do you put sugar in your coffee?

I put the key in my bag.

お風呂(ふろ)を入(い)れてください。

Please draw a bath.

Common idiomatic usage

May I turn on the power?

Idiomatic: 電源を入れる means to turn on

Please put it in the refrigerator.

Please enter your password.

Please push with force.

2. to include, to add

To include someone or something as part of a group or mixture.

Please include me in the team too.

I added the name to the list.

Let's include it in the budget.

I want to be included in the travel plans too.

Let's include him on the team for the next game.

TRANSITIVITY: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive). Pair: 入(はい)る (intransitive, to enter). Pattern: XをYに入(い)れる (put X into Y).

ASPECT: ている indicates resulting state. 入(い)れている = 'have put in (and it's still in there)' or 'is putting in.'

COMMON PATTERNS:

Opposite: 出(だ)す (to take out).

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