押(お)し入(い)れる

おしいれる
verb (ichidan)
to push into, to break into, to force one's way in
他動詞 transitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present押(お)し入(い)れる押(お)し入(い)れない
Present polite押(お)し入(い)れます押(お)し入(い)れません
Past押(お)し入(い)れた押(お)し入(い)れなかった
Past polite押(お)し入(い)れました押(お)し入(い)れませんでした
て form押(お)し入(い)れて押(お)し入(い)れなくて
ている present押(お)し入(い)れている押(お)し入(い)れていない
ている polite押(お)し入(い)れています押(お)し入(い)れていません
ている past押(お)し入(い)れていた押(お)し入(い)れていなかった
ている past polite押(お)し入(い)れていました押(お)し入(い)れていませんでした
Conditional ば押(お)し入(い)れれば押(お)し入(い)れなければ
Conditional たら押(お)し入(い)れたら押(お)し入(い)れなかったら
Volitional押(お)し入(い)れよう—
Volitional polite押(お)し入(い)れましょう—
Potential押(お)し入(い)れられる押(お)し入(い)れられない
Passive押(お)し入(い)れられる押(お)し入(い)れられない
Causative押(お)し入(い)れさせる押(お)し入(い)れさせない
Imperative押(お)し入(い)れろ押(お)し入(い)れるな
1. to push into
To forcefully push something or someone into a space.
I shoved the book into my bag.
I forcibly pushed the luggage in.
I shoved the clothes into the drawer.
I squeezed my body into the packed train and managed to get on.
It was hard to shove all the souvenirs into the suitcase.
2. to break into, to force one's way in
To enter a place by force, especially illegally.
Robbers broke into the house.
The crowd forced their way into the building.
The thief broke in through the window.
The culprit apparently broke into the store through the back door.
A stranger forced his way into the house late at night, and we called the police.

押(お)し入(い)れる is a compound verb from 押(お)す (to push) + 入(い)れる (to put in). It indicates forceful entry or insertion.

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Watch out

Do not confuse with 押(お)し入(い)れ (おしいれ), which is a noun meaning a Japanese-style closet — a built-in storage space with sliding doors, typically found in 和室(わしつ) (Japanese-style rooms).

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