割(わ)り込(こ)む

わりこむ
verb (godan, intransitive)
to cut in; to interrupt; to butt in
自動詞 intransitiveactionmovement
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present割(わ)り込(こ)む割(わ)り込(こ)まない
Present polite割(わ)り込(こ)みます割(わ)り込(こ)みません
Past割(わ)り込(こ)んだ割(わ)り込(こ)まなかった
Past polite割(わ)り込(こ)みました割(わ)り込(こ)みませんでした
て form割(わ)り込(こ)んで割(わ)り込(こ)まなくて
ている present割(わ)り込(こ)んでいる割(わ)り込(こ)んでいない
ている polite割(わ)り込(こ)んでいます割(わ)り込(こ)んでいません
ている past割(わ)り込(こ)んでいた割(わ)り込(こ)んでいなかった
ている past polite割(わ)り込(こ)んでいました割(わ)り込(こ)んでいませんでした
Conditional ば割(わ)り込(こ)めば割(わ)り込(こ)まなければ
Conditional たら割(わ)り込(こ)んだら割(わ)り込(こ)まなかったら
Volitional割(わ)り込(こ)もう—
Volitional polite割(わ)り込(こ)みましょう—
Potential割(わ)り込(こ)める割(わ)り込(こ)めない
Passive割(わ)り込(こ)まれる割(わ)り込(こ)まれない
Causative割(わ)り込(こ)ませる割(わ)り込(こ)ませない
Imperative割(わ)り込(こ)め割(わ)り込(こ)むな
1. to cut in line; to push in
To force one's way into a line or queue, bypassing others who were waiting.
列(れつ)に割(わ)り込(こ)まないでください。
Please don't cut in line.
ずるい人(ひと)が列(れつ)に割(わ)り込(こ)んできた。
A rude person cut into the line.
Cutting in line is against etiquette.
割(わ)り込(こ)まれて順番(じゅんばん)を抜(ぬ)かされた。
Someone cut in and I lost my place in line.
子供(こども)が列(れつ)に割(わ)り込(こ)もうとした。
The child tried to cut into the line.
2. to cut in (while driving); to merge aggressively
To suddenly move one's vehicle into traffic or another lane, often in a rude or dangerous manner.
A car suddenly cut in and it was dangerous.
トラックが無理(むり)やり割(わ)り込(こ)んできた。
A truck forced its way in.
車線(しゃせん)変更(へんこう)で割(わ)り込(こ)まれた。
Someone cut in while changing lanes.
Cutting in during traffic is dangerous.
It's scary when someone suddenly cuts in on the highway.
3. to interrupt; to break into
To interject during a conversation or activity, often in an unwelcome manner.
Sorry to interrupt your conversation, but I have a question.
話(はなし)に割(わ)り込(こ)まないで。
Don't interrupt the conversation.
I broke into the discussion and stated my opinion.
Some people interrupt while I'm on the phone.
It's rude to butt into adult conversations.

Transitivity: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive). The person or vehicle cutting in is the subject; the line, lane, or conversation being intruded on is marked with に: XがYに割(わ)り込(こ)む.

Passive: Because the action is unwelcome, the passive 割(わ)り込(こ)まれる is very common — it presents the speaker as the injured party (車線(しゃせん)変更(へんこう)で割(わ)り込(こ)まれた, 'someone cut in on me').

Aspect: 〜てくる is the usual form when the intrusion moves toward the speaker (割(わ)り込(こ)んでくる). ている describes a state of currently being cut in on and is comparatively rare.

Forms

Compound verb: 割(わ)る (to divide, split) + 込(こ)む (into). The 〜込(こ)む pattern emphasizes forcing or pushing into something.

Common collocations

Register

Almost always negative, implying rudeness or lack of consideration for others. There is no neutral way to describe your own 割(わ)り込(こ)む; when you must interrupt politely, soften it with すみませんが as in example 3.