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
Please knock before entering the room.
電車がゆっくり駅に入った。
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.
兄は去年、大学に入った。
My older brother entered university last year.
彼女は卒業後、新聞社に入った。
After graduation, she joined a newspaper company.
彼は三十代で政界に入った。
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.
この袋には何が入っていますか。
What is in this bag?
料金にはサービス料が入っています。
The service charge is included in the fee.
その単語は動詞の項目に入る。
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.
このバッグにはノートパソコンが入る。
A laptop fits in this bag.
この会場には五百人入る。
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.
教室にエアコンが入った。
Air conditioners were installed in the classrooms.
来月、新しい会計ソフトが入る。
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.
給料は毎月二十五日に入る。
My salary comes in on the twenty-fifth of each month.
たった今、警察から連絡が入った。
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.
終了間際に日本に一点が入った。
Japan scored one point just before the end.
開票の結果、彼に多くの票が入った。
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.
ボタンを押しても電源が入らない。
The power will not turn on even when I press the button.
寒くなると自動で暖房が入る。
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.
四月に入ると桜が咲き始める。
When April begins, the cherry blossoms start to bloom.
会議はようやく本題に入った。
The meeting finally got to the main topic.
両社は交渉に入った。
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.
窓ガラスにひびが入った。
A crack formed in the window glass.
壁に大きな亀裂が入っている。
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.
緊張して肩に力が入った。
I got tense and put force into my shoulders.
この企画書はずいぶん力が入っている。
A lot of effort has gone into this proposal.
彼の歌には感情が入っている。
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.
コーヒーが入りましたよ。
The coffee is ready.
お茶が入ったから休憩しよう。
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.
酒が入ると、彼はよくしゃべる。
Once he has had some alcohol, he talks a lot.
父はもうだいぶ酒が入っている。
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.
先週から梅雨の季節に入った。
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.
re-enter; rejoin; re-enrol