踏(ふ)み込(こ)む

ふみこむ
verb (godan, transitive/intransitive)
to step into; to raid; to delve into
自他動詞 transitive / intransitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present踏(ふ)み込(こ)む踏(ふ)み込(こ)まない
Present polite踏(ふ)み込(こ)みます踏(ふ)み込(こ)みません
Past踏(ふ)み込(こ)んだ踏(ふ)み込(こ)まなかった
Past polite踏(ふ)み込(こ)みました踏(ふ)み込(こ)みませんでした
て form踏(ふ)み込(こ)んで踏(ふ)み込(こ)まなくて
ている present踏(ふ)み込(こ)んでいる踏(ふ)み込(こ)んでいない
ている polite踏(ふ)み込(こ)んでいます踏(ふ)み込(こ)んでいません
ている past踏(ふ)み込(こ)んでいた踏(ふ)み込(こ)んでいなかった
ている past polite踏(ふ)み込(こ)んでいました踏(ふ)み込(こ)んでいませんでした
Conditional ば踏(ふ)み込(こ)めば踏(ふ)み込(こ)まなければ
Conditional たら踏(ふ)み込(こ)んだら踏(ふ)み込(こ)まなかったら
Volitional踏(ふ)み込(こ)もう—
Volitional polite踏(ふ)み込(こ)みましょう—
Potential踏(ふ)み込(こ)める踏(ふ)み込(こ)めない
Passive踏(ふ)み込(こ)まれる踏(ふ)み込(こ)まれない
Causative踏(ふ)み込(こ)ませる踏(ふ)み込(こ)ませない
Imperative踏(ふ)み込(こ)め踏(ふ)み込(こ)むな
1. to step into; to set foot in
To physically enter a space by stepping inside, often with determination or force.
敵(てき)の陣地(じんち)に踏(ふ)み込(こ)んだ。
I stepped into enemy territory.
You need the courage to step into unknown territory.
You shouldn't intrude on other people's privacy.
2. to raid; to burst into
To forcibly enter a location, typically used in the context of police raids or investigations.
The police raided the suspect's house.
Investigators raided the office and seized evidence.
They raided the site of a drug deal.
3. to delve into; to go deeply into
Figuratively, to explore a topic, issue, or territory more deeply than before.
Let's delve a little deeper into this issue.
I asked a question that got to the heart of the matter.
We need to take the analysis one step further.
  • 踏(ふ)み込(こ)む → 踏(ふ)み込(こ)まない (negative)
  • 踏(ふ)み込(こ)む → 踏(ふ)み込(こ)んで (te-form)
  • 踏(ふ)み込(こ)む → 踏(ふ)み込(こ)んだ (past)

Forms

Compound verb: 踏(ふ)む (to step on) + 込(こ)む (into)

The ~込(こ)む pattern indicates entering into or going deeply into something.

Common collocations