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信じ込む · godan verb (-mu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 信じ込む | 信じ込まない |
| Polite | 信じ込みます | 信じ込みません |
| Past polite | 信じ込みました | 信じ込みませんでした |
| Past | 信じ込んだ | 信じ込まなかった |
| Te-form | 信じ込んで | 信じ込まないで |
| Desire | 信じ込みたい | 信じ込みたくない |
| Potential | 信じ込める | 信じ込めない |
| Passive | 信じ込まれる | 信じ込まれない |
| Causative | 信じ込ませる | 信じ込ませない |
| Causative passive | 信じ込ませられるalso 信じ込まされる | 信じ込ませられないalso 信じ込まされない |
| Volitional | 信じ込もう | |
| Polite volitional | 信じ込みましょう | |
| Imperative | 信じ込め | 信じ込むな |
| Conditional | 信じ込めば | 信じ込まなければ |
| Tara conditional | 信じ込んだら | 信じ込まなかったら |
Meanings
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godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
believe firmly; believe implicitly
Expresses a strong, often unquestioning belief; the person is completely convinced, sometimes to the point of being misled.
He completely believed that rumor.
She firmly believes his lies are the truth.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉を信じ込むto firmly believe something (to be true)
He was firmly convinced that the rumor was true.
- 〈人〉の言葉を信じ込むto take someone's words as absolute truth
She trusted the salesman's words completely and ended up buying an expensive product.
- 〜と信じ込むto be firmly convinced that ~
He is firmly convinced that he is right.
- すっかり信じ込むto be completely taken in (by something)
He was completely taken in by that dubious story.