追(お)い込(こ)む

おいこむ
verb (godan, transitive)
to corner, to drive into
他動詞 transitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present追(お)い込(こ)む追(お)い込(こ)まない
Present polite追(お)い込(こ)みます追(お)い込(こ)みません
Past追(お)い込(こ)んだ追(お)い込(こ)まなかった
Past polite追(お)い込(こ)みました追(お)い込(こ)みませんでした
て form追(お)い込(こ)んで追(お)い込(こ)まなくて
ている present追(お)い込(こ)んでいる追(お)い込(こ)んでいない
ている polite追(お)い込(こ)んでいます追(お)い込(こ)んでいません
ている past追(お)い込(こ)んでいた追(お)い込(こ)んでいなかった
ている past polite追(お)い込(こ)んでいました追(お)い込(こ)んでいませんでした
Conditional ば追(お)い込(こ)めば追(お)い込(こ)まなければ
Conditional たら追(お)い込(こ)んだら追(お)い込(こ)まなかったら
Volitional追(お)い込(こ)もう—
Volitional polite追(お)い込(こ)みましょう—
Potential追(お)い込(こ)める追(お)い込(こ)めない
Passive追(お)い込(こ)まれる追(お)い込(こ)まれない
Causative追(お)い込(こ)ませる追(お)い込(こ)ませない
Imperative追(お)い込(こ)め追(お)い込(こ)むな
1. to drive into, to chase into
To force someone or something into a confined space by chasing.
羊(ひつじ)を囲(かこ)いに追(お)い込(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.
自分(じぶん)を追(お)い込(こ)んでトレーニングする。
To push oneself hard during training.

Compound verb: 追(お)う (to chase) + 込(こ)む (to go into) = to chase into

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

Common collocations

Usage note: Often used in the passive form 追(お)い込(こ)まれる when describing being put in a difficult situation.

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