押(お)し込(こ)める

おしこめる
verb (ichidan)
to confine; to shut in; to cram in
他動詞 transitiveaction
See also: 押(お)し込(こ)む (to push into (込む))
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present押(お)し込(こ)める押(お)し込(こ)めない
Present polite押(お)し込(こ)めます押(お)し込(こ)めません
Past押(お)し込(こ)めた押(お)し込(こ)めなかった
Past polite押(お)し込(こ)めました押(お)し込(こ)めませんでした
て form押(お)し込(こ)めて押(お)し込(こ)めなくて
ている present押(お)し込(こ)めている押(お)し込(こ)めていない
ている polite押(お)し込(こ)めています押(お)し込(こ)めていません
ている past押(お)し込(こ)めていた押(お)し込(こ)めていなかった
ている past polite押(お)し込(こ)めていました押(お)し込(こ)めていませんでした
Conditional ば押(お)し込(こ)めれば押(お)し込(こ)めなければ
Conditional たら押(お)し込(こ)めたら押(お)し込(こ)めなかったら
Volitional押(お)し込(こ)めよう—
Volitional polite押(お)し込(こ)めましょう—
Potential押(お)し込(こ)められる押(お)し込(こ)められない
Passive押(お)し込(こ)められる押(お)し込(こ)められない
Causative押(お)し込(こ)めさせる押(お)し込(こ)めさせない
Imperative押(お)し込(こ)めろ押(お)し込(こ)めるな
1. to confine, to shut in, to lock away
To force someone or something into a confined space and keep them there. Can be used for physical confinement or figurative suppression.
They confined the criminal in a room.
I had been suppressing my dissatisfaction inside.
I was stuck at home all day because of the typhoon.
2. to cram in, to stuff in, to force into
To push or force something into a tight or limited space.
I crammed the luggage into the suitcase.
I stuffed a large amount of documents into the drawer.
Ten of us were crammed into a small room, and it was hard to breathe.

Ichidan verb (一段動詞(いちだんどうし)).

Usage

The passive form 押(お)し込(こ)められる is very common, especially for describing being stuck or confined somewhere against one's will. The figurative usage in sense 1 (suppressing emotions) is also frequent.

Common collocations