入る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 入る | 入らない |
| Polite | 入ります | 入りません |
| Past polite | 入りました | 入りませんでした |
| Past | 入った | 入らなかった |
| Te-form | 入って | 入らないで |
| Desire | 入りたい | 入りたくない |
| Potential | 入れる | 入れない |
| Passive | 入られる | 入られない |
| Causative | 入らせる | 入らせない |
| Causative passive | 入らせられるalso 入らされる | 入らせられないalso 入らされない |
| Volitional | 入ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 入りましょう | |
| Imperative | 入れ | 入るな |
| Conditional | 入れば | 入らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 入ったら | 入らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
enter; come or go in; arrive at
Basic intransitive movement into a place, room, vehicle area, or other space. The destination is usually marked with に.
Antonyms: 出る
部屋に入る前にノックしてください。
Please knock before entering the room.
The train slowly entered the station.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
join; enter a school or organization; go into a field
Used for becoming a member of an organization, enrolling in a school, entering a company, the army, politics, and similar social or institutional domains.
My older brother entered university last year.
After graduation, she joined a newspaper company.
He went into politics in his thirties.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be contained; be included; belong in a category
Describes something already being inside a container, included in a total, or falling under a heading or category.
What is in this bag?
The service charge is included in the fee.
That word belongs under the verb heading.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
fit in; hold; accommodate
Used when a container, room, bag, building, or capacity can hold a certain amount or number. The container is often marked with に or には.
A laptop fits in this bag.
This venue can hold five hundred people.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be introduced; be brought in; be installed
Intransitive result use for systems, equipment, facilities, or practices being newly brought into a place or organization.
Air conditioners were installed in the classrooms.
New accounting software will be introduced next month.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be received; come in; be obtained
Common with money, information, messages, calls, and other things that come to someone or are obtained.
My salary comes in on the twenty-fifth of each month.
A message just came in from the police.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be scored; be won as votes
Used with points, goals, scores, or votes that are gained by a team, player, candidate, or side.
Japan scored one point just before the end.
When the ballots were counted, he had won many votes.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
turn on; start functioning; start working
Used for power, switches, heating, and mechanisms when they become active or begin operating.
The power will not turn on even when I press the button.
When it gets cold, the heating turns on automatically.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
enter a period or phase; move into a topic; begin
Used for entering a month, season, stage, topic, negotiation, or activity. It often marks a transition into the next phase rather than physical motion.
When April begins, the cherry blossoms start to bloom.
The meeting finally got to the main topic.
The two companies entered into negotiations.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Used with cracks, fissures, lines, wrinkles, and similar marks that appear in or on something, often in the pattern Xにひびが入る.
A crack formed in the window glass.
There is a large fissure in the wall.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
have effort put into it; have feeling put into it; be applied
Used in collocations such as 力が入る, 気合が入る, and 感情が入る, where effort, force, spirit, or feeling is present or applied.
I got tense and put force into my shoulders.
A lot of effort has gone into this proposal.
His singing has feeling in it.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Common with tea, coffee, and similar drinks after they have been prepared; often appears as お茶が入った or コーヒーが入りました.
The coffee is ready.
The tea is ready, so let's take a break.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
have alcohol in one; become drunk
Conversational idiom, usually with 酒が入る, meaning that someone has drunk alcohol and is affected by it.
Once he has had some alcohol, he talks a lot.
My father has already had quite a bit to drink.
Please be quiet when you enter the library.
Another point was scored in the second half.
When I pressed the switch, the computer's power came on.
A crack formed in the vase.
The coffee is ready.
He talks a lot once he's had some alcohol.
The rainy season began last week.
参加する means to take part in an activity, event, or project, while 入る is used more generally for becoming a member of a school, company, or group.
入る is the everyday verb for entering any place, whereas 入室 is a stiffer, more formal noun used for entering a specific room in institutional settings.
入る is the plain, general verb for 'to enter', while 入り込む adds a nuance of going deep inside or intruding further than expected.