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にげこむ
verb-godan
to run into; to escape into; to take refuge in
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()()()まない
Present polite()()みます()()みません
Past()()んだ()()まなかった
Past polite()()みました()()みませんでした
て form()()んで()()まなくて
ている present()()んでいる()()んでいない
ている polite()()んでいます()()んでいません
ている past()()んでいた()()んでいなかった
ている past polite()()んでいました()()んでいませんでした
Conditional ば()()めば()()まなければ
Conditional たら()()んだら()()まなかったら
Volitional()()もう
Volitional polite()()みましょう
Potential()()める()()めない
Passive()()まれる()()まれない
Causative()()ませる()()ませない
Imperative()()()()むな
1. to run into; to escape into; to take refuge in
to flee into an enclosed space or location for shelter or safety
(あめ)()ってきたので(みせ)()()んだ。
It started raining so I ducked into a shop.
(ねこ)(おどろ)いて(しげ)みに()()んだ。
The cat got startled and ran into the bushes.
泥棒(どろぼう)警察(けいさつ)()われて路地(ろじ)()()んだが、()()まりだった。
The thief was chased by police and ran into an alley, but it was a dead end.

A compound verb combining ()げる (to escape) with ()む (into). The ()む component adds the nuance of entering or going deep into a space. Can be used both for literal physical escape and for casual situations like ducking out of rain.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 建物(たてもの)()()む: to run into a building
  • 部屋(へや)()()む: to escape into a room
  • (しげ)みに()()む: to dart into the bushes
  • 安全(あんぜん)場所(ばしょ)()()む: to take refuge in a safe place

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ()げる: to escape, to flee — general fleeing without specifying a destination
  • ()()む: to rush into — emphasizes speed of entry rather than escape
  • ()()む: to jump into — physical leaping into a space
  • ()()す: to run away from — emphasizes leaving rather than entering a refuge

TRANSITIVITY:
Intransitive. The destination is marked with に.