押(お)し込(こ)む

おしこむ
verb (godan)
to push in; to stuff; to break in
他動詞 transitiveaction
See also: 押(お)し込(こ)める (to confine (込める))
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present押(お)し込(こ)む押(お)し込(こ)まない
Present polite押(お)し込(こ)みます押(お)し込(こ)みません
Past押(お)し込(こ)んだ押(お)し込(こ)まなかった
Past polite押(お)し込(こ)みました押(お)し込(こ)みませんでした
て form押(お)し込(こ)んで押(お)し込(こ)まなくて
ている present押(お)し込(こ)んでいる押(お)し込(こ)んでいない
ている polite押(お)し込(こ)んでいます押(お)し込(こ)んでいません
ている past押(お)し込(こ)んでいた押(お)し込(こ)んでいなかった
ている past polite押(お)し込(こ)んでいました押(お)し込(こ)んでいませんでした
Conditional ば押(お)し込(こ)めば押(お)し込(こ)まなければ
Conditional たら押(お)し込(こ)んだら押(お)し込(こ)まなかったら
Volitional押(お)し込(こ)もう—
Volitional polite押(お)し込(こ)みましょう—
Potential押(お)し込(こ)める押(お)し込(こ)めない
Passive押(お)し込(こ)まれる押(お)し込(こ)まれない
Causative押(お)し込(こ)ませる押(お)し込(こ)ませない
Imperative押(お)し込(こ)め押(お)し込(こ)むな
1. to push in; to stuff in
To forcefully push something into a tight space.
引(ひ)き出(だ)しに押(お)し込(こ)む。
To stuff into a drawer.
I forcefully stuffed the luggage into the bag.
満員(まんいん)電車(でんしゃ)に押(お)し込(こ)まれた。
I was crammed into a packed train.
I shoved the clothes into the closet and pretended to have cleaned the room.
After I stuffed books into a cardboard box, it became too heavy to lift.
2. to force one's way in; to break in
To enter a place forcefully, often illegally.
泥棒(どろぼう)が家(いえ)に押(お)し込(こ)んできた。
A burglar broke into the house.
男(おとこ)たちが店(みせ)に押(お)し込(こ)んできた。
The men forced their way into the shop.
押(お)し込(こ)み強盗(ごうとう)に遭(あ)った。
I was the victim of a home invasion robbery.
The crowd forced its way into the venue, causing great confusion.
Late at night, a masked man forced his way into the house, stole valuables, and fled.

押(お)し込(こ)む is a verb formed from 押(お)す (to push) + 込(こ)む (into). It can be both transitive and intransitive.

Transitivity

ASPECT (ている):
押(お)し込(こ)んでいる can mean something is stuffed in, or someone has intruded and remains.

Common patterns

USAGE (passive):
押(お)し込(こ)まれる is commonly used for being crammed into crowded spaces like trains.