打(う)ち込(こ)む

うちこむ
verb (godan)
to drive in; to devote oneself to; to type in
他動詞 transitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present打(う)ち込(こ)む打(う)ち込(こ)まない
Present polite打(う)ち込(こ)みます打(う)ち込(こ)みません
Past打(う)ち込(こ)んだ打(う)ち込(こ)まなかった
Past polite打(う)ち込(こ)みました打(う)ち込(こ)みませんでした
て form打(う)ち込(こ)んで打(う)ち込(こ)まなくて
ている present打(う)ち込(こ)んでいる打(う)ち込(こ)んでいない
ている polite打(う)ち込(こ)んでいます打(う)ち込(こ)んでいません
ている past打(う)ち込(こ)んでいた打(う)ち込(こ)んでいなかった
ている past polite打(う)ち込(こ)んでいました打(う)ち込(こ)んでいませんでした
Conditional ば打(う)ち込(こ)めば打(う)ち込(こ)まなければ
Conditional たら打(う)ち込(こ)んだら打(う)ち込(こ)まなかったら
Volitional打(う)ち込(こ)もう—
Volitional polite打(う)ち込(こ)みましょう—
Potential打(う)ち込(こ)める打(う)ち込(こ)めない
Passive打(う)ち込(こ)まれる打(う)ち込(こ)まれない
Causative打(う)ち込(こ)ませる打(う)ち込(こ)ませない
Imperative打(う)ち込(こ)め打(う)ち込(こ)むな
1. to drive in; to hammer in
To strike something so that it goes into a surface.
I drove a nail into the wall.
I drove the stake deep into the ground.
I hit the golf ball far out.
2. to devote oneself to; to be absorbed in
To dedicate oneself wholeheartedly to an activity or pursuit.
仕事(しごと)に打(う)ち込(こ)む。
To devote oneself to work.
She is devoted to her research.
When I was young, I was devoted to music and practiced every day.
3. to type in; to input
To enter data or text into a computer or device.
パスワードを打(う)ち込(こ)む。
To type in a password.
Please type in your password.
The task of typing a large amount of data into the computer takes time.

打(う)ち込(こ)む is a transitive verb (他動詞(たどうし)) formed from 打(う)つ (to strike) + 込(こ)む (into). It has evolved from physical striking to include figurative devotion and modern computer input.

ASPECT (ている):

Common patterns

  • [nail]を[surface]に打(う)ち込(こ)む — to drive [nail] into [surface]
  • [activity]に打(う)ち込(こ)む — to devote oneself to [activity]
  • [data]を打(う)ち込(こ)む — to type in [data]
  • 仕事(しごと)に打(う)ち込(こ)む (devote oneself to work)
  • 練習(れんしゅう)に打(う)ち込(こ)む (throw oneself into practice)
  • データを打(う)ち込(こ)む (input data)
  • 杭(くい)を打(う)ち込(こ)む (drive in a stake)

Note: For the "devote oneself" meaning, the particle is に (intransitive use), while for physical/typing meanings, it takes を (transitive).