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おいこむ
verb (godan, transitive)
to corner, to drive into
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 drive into, to chase into
To force someone or something into a confined space by chasing.
(ひつじ)(かこ)()()む。
To drive the sheep into the pen.
The cat chased the mouse into a corner of the room.
The criminal was cornered in a dead end.
2. to corner, to push into a difficult situation
To force someone into a desperate or disadvantageous position, either literally or figuratively.
The criminal was cornered in a dead end.
He's in a desperate situation due to debt.
To push oneself hard during training.

COMPOUND VERB: () (to chase) + () (to go into) = to chase into

TRANSITIVITY: Transitive. Takes to mark what is being driven/cornered.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

USAGE NOTE: Often used in the passive form ()()まれる when describing being put in a difficult situation.

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