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たてこむ
verb (godan, intransitive)
to be crowded; to be busy
自動詞 intransitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()()()まない
Present polite()()みます()()みません
Past()()んだ()()まなかった
Past polite()()みました()()みませんでした
て form()()んで()()まなくて
ている present()()んでいる()()んでいない
ている polite()()んでいます()()んでいません
ている past()()んでいた()()んでいなかった
ている past polite()()んでいました()()んでいませんでした
Conditional ば()()めば()()まなければ
Conditional たら()()んだら()()まなかったら
Volitional()()もう
Volitional polite()()みましょう
Potential()()める()()めない
Passive()()まれる()()まれない
Causative()()ませる()()ませない
Imperative()()()()むな
1. to be crowded; to be packed
For a place to be densely crowded with buildings or people.
It's an area densely packed with buildings.
I live in a residential area where the houses are packed close together.
The buildings are so densely packed that you can't see the sky well.
2. to be busy; to be swamped
To be occupied with many tasks or appointments in succession.
I'm swamped with appointments today.
仕事(しごと)()()んでいて()えない
I'm too busy with work to meet.
The end of the year was hectic because I was swamped with errands.

Compound verb

()てる (to set up) + () (to become crowded)

Transitivity

自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive)

Common collocations

Usage

Often used to politely decline invitations or explain unavailability—implies being unavoidably busy.