抜(ぬ)け込(こ)む

ぬけこむ
godan verb
to slip into; to sneak into; to steal into
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present抜(ぬ)け込(こ)む抜(ぬ)け込(こ)まない
Present polite抜(ぬ)け込(こ)みます抜(ぬ)け込(こ)みません
Past抜(ぬ)け込(こ)んだ抜(ぬ)け込(こ)まなかった
Past polite抜(ぬ)け込(こ)みました抜(ぬ)け込(こ)みませんでした
て form抜(ぬ)け込(こ)んで抜(ぬ)け込(こ)まなくて
ている present抜(ぬ)け込(こ)んでいる抜(ぬ)け込(こ)んでいない
ている polite抜(ぬ)け込(こ)んでいます抜(ぬ)け込(こ)んでいません
ている past抜(ぬ)け込(こ)んでいた抜(ぬ)け込(こ)んでいなかった
ている past polite抜(ぬ)け込(こ)んでいました抜(ぬ)け込(こ)んでいませんでした
Conditional ば抜(ぬ)け込(こ)めば抜(ぬ)け込(こ)まなければ
Conditional たら抜(ぬ)け込(こ)んだら抜(ぬ)け込(こ)まなかったら
Volitional抜(ぬ)け込(こ)もう—
Volitional polite抜(ぬ)け込(こ)みましょう—
Potential抜(ぬ)け込(こ)める抜(ぬ)け込(こ)めない
Passive抜(ぬ)け込(こ)まれる抜(ぬ)け込(こ)まれない
Causative抜(ぬ)け込(こ)ませる抜(ぬ)け込(こ)ませない
Imperative抜(ぬ)け込(こ)め抜(ぬ)け込(こ)むな
1. to slip into; to sneak into; to steal into
To enter a place stealthily, often by passing through an opening or gap. Combines the idea of slipping through (抜ける) with entering deeply (込む).
裏口(うらぐち)から抜(ぬ)け込(こ)んだ。
I slipped in through the back entrance.
猫(ねこ)が垣根(かきね)の隙間(すきま)から庭(にわ)に抜(ぬ)け込(こ)んできた。
A cat sneaked into the garden through a gap in the hedge.
警備(けいび)の目(め)をかいくぐって建物(たてもの)に抜(ぬ)け込(こ)むのは難(むずか)しい。
It's difficult to sneak into the building while evading the guards.

A compound verb from 抜(ぬ)ける (to slip through, to pass through) + 込(こ)む (to go into, to enter deeply). The 込(こ)む auxiliary adds the sense of entering or penetrating into a space. Intransitive verb -- the subject moves stealthily into a place.

TRANSITIVITY: intransitive

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 裏口(うらぐち)から抜(ぬ)け込(こ)む: to slip in through the back door
  • こっそり抜(ぬ)け込(こ)む: to sneak in secretly
  • 隙間(すきま)から抜(ぬ)け込(こ)む: to slip in through a gap

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 忍(しの)び込(こ)む: to sneak in -- emphasizes stealth and secrecy more strongly
  • 潜(もぐ)り込(こ)む: to sneak/burrow into -- emphasizes hiding or going under cover
  • 入(はい)り込(こ)む: to enter, to get into -- more neutral, without the stealth nuance
  • 抜(ぬ)け出(だ)す: to slip out -- the opposite direction, escaping from a place
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