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ひきこむ
verb (godan)
to pull in, to draw into
他動詞 transitiveaction
See also: ()きこもる (intransitive)
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 pull in, to draw into
To bring or draw something or someone into a space or situation.
(なか)()()む。
To pull inside.
(きゃく)(みせ)()()む。
To draw customers into the store.
物語(ものがたり)世界(せかい)()()まれた。
I was drawn into the world of the story.
That movie has the power to draw the audience in within the first ten minutes.
He's a skilled speaker who naturally draws his listeners in.
2. to involve, to drag into
To get someone involved in a situation, often unwillingly.
トラブル()()まれた。
I got dragged into trouble.
友達(ともだち)喧嘩(けんか)()()むな。
Don't drag your friends into a fight.
He tried to drag us into a dangerous plan.
Before I knew it, I had been drawn into a scam.
I feel sorry for having dragged even uninvolved people into the problem.

()()む is a compound verb meaning to pull/draw into. Transitive godan verb.

Etymology

() (to pull) + () (into). The 〜() suffix adds the nuance of entering or going deeply into.

Common patterns

Transitivity

Related words

()きこもり refers to social withdrawal or a person who stays isolated at home.