- 1. [v5m, vt] to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to stuff; to shove
- 2. [v5m, vi] to plunge into; to charge into; to rush into; to ram into; to crash into
- 3. [v5m, vi] to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to get to the heart (of something)
- 4. [v5m, vt] to press (someone) about; to point out (e.g. an inconsistency); to question sharply; to grill
- 5. [v5m, vt] to get involved with; to meddle in; to poke one's nose into
- 6. [v5m, vi] to riposte; to retort; to quip
Conjugation — Verb (godan-mu)
| Dictionary form | つっこむ | (tsukkomu) |
| Polite | つっこみます | (tsukkomimasu) |
| Past, plain | つっこんだ | (tsukkonda) |
| Past, polite | つっこみました | (tsukkomimashita) |
| Negative, plain | つっこまない | (tsukkomanai) |
| Negative, polite | つっこみません | (tsukkomimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | つっこまなかった | (tsukkomanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | つっこみませんでした | (tsukkomimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | つっこんで | (tsukkonde) |
| Potential | つっこめる | (tsukkomeru) |
| Volitional | つっこもう | (tsukkomou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | つっこめば | (tsukkomeba) |
| Passive | つっこまれる | (tsukkomareru) |
| Causative | つっこませる | (tsukkomaseru) |
| Imperative | つっこめ | (tsukkome) |
Kanji in this word
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突
stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, suddenOn: トツ (totsu)、 カ (ka)Kun: つ.く (tsu.ku)
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込
crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)Kun: -こ.む (-ko.mu)、 こ.む (ko.mu)、 こ.み (ko.mi)、 -こ.み (-ko.mi)、 こ.める (ko.meru)
Example Sentences
１人少年が両手をポケットにつっこんで歩いていた。
A boy was walking with his hands in his pockets.
私たちはそのまま洞窟の口にボートで突っ込んで行きました。
We plunged into the cave opening on our boat and continued on.
彼は古代史の分野で突っ込んだ研究をしている。
He's doing in-depth research on ancient history.
人の問題に鼻を突っ込むのはよしてくれよ。
Stop sticking your nose into other people's business.