巻(ま)き込(こ)む

まきこむ
verb (godan)
to involve, to wrap up
他動詞 transitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present巻(ま)き込(こ)む巻(ま)き込(こ)まない
Present polite巻(ま)き込(こ)みます巻(ま)き込(こ)みません
Past巻(ま)き込(こ)んだ巻(ま)き込(こ)まなかった
Past polite巻(ま)き込(こ)みました巻(ま)き込(こ)みませんでした
て form巻(ま)き込(こ)んで巻(ま)き込(こ)まなくて
ている present巻(ま)き込(こ)んでいる巻(ま)き込(こ)んでいない
ている polite巻(ま)き込(こ)んでいます巻(ま)き込(こ)んでいません
ている past巻(ま)き込(こ)んでいた巻(ま)き込(こ)んでいなかった
ている past polite巻(ま)き込(こ)んでいました巻(ま)き込(こ)んでいませんでした
Conditional ば巻(ま)き込(こ)めば巻(ま)き込(こ)まなければ
Conditional たら巻(ま)き込(こ)んだら巻(ま)き込(こ)まなかったら
Volitional巻(ま)き込(こ)もう—
Volitional polite巻(ま)き込(こ)みましょう—
Potential巻(ま)き込(こ)める巻(ま)き込(こ)めない
Passive巻(ま)き込(こ)まれる巻(ま)き込(こ)まれない
Causative巻(ま)き込(こ)ませる巻(ま)き込(こ)ませない
Imperative巻(ま)き込(こ)め巻(ま)き込(こ)むな
1. to roll up, to wrap up in
To wind or wrap something into something else.
布(ぬの)を巻(ま)き込(こ)む。
To roll up the cloth.
My hair got caught in the hair dryer.
Please be careful not to let your scarf get caught in the machine.
2. to involve, to drag into
To get someone involved in a situation, often against their will.
I got caught up in an incident.
Please don't involve others.
I've gotten dragged into my friend's debt problems and I'm really struggling.

巻(ま)き込(こ)む is a compound verb meaning to roll/wrap something in, or to involve someone in a situation.

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The passive form 巻(ま)き込(こ)まれる is very common and often implies being involuntarily dragged into a situation, whether a conflict, accident, or trouble.