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吸い込む · godan verb (-mu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 吸い込む | 吸い込まない |
| Polite | 吸い込みます | 吸い込みません |
| Past polite | 吸い込みました | 吸い込みませんでした |
| Past | 吸い込んだ | 吸い込まなかった |
| Te-form | 吸い込んで | 吸い込まないで |
| Desire | 吸い込みたい | 吸い込みたくない |
| Potential | 吸い込める | 吸い込めない |
| Passive | 吸い込まれる | 吸い込まれない |
| Causative | 吸い込ませる | 吸い込ませない |
| Causative passive | 吸い込ませられるalso 吸い込まされる | 吸い込ませられないalso 吸い込まされない |
| Volitional | 吸い込もう | |
| Polite volitional | 吸い込みましょう | |
| Imperative | 吸い込め | 吸い込むな |
| Conditional | 吸い込めば | 吸い込まなければ |
| Tara conditional | 吸い込んだら | 吸い込まなかったら |
Meanings
1
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
inhale; breathe in; suck up; absorb
Used for breathing in air, or for drawing in liquids, light, or other substances. Can be literal or figurative.
Please take a deep breath.
The vacuum cleaner sucks up the dust.
2
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
swallow up; engulf; suck in
Often used in the passive to describe being swallowed up by a crowd, darkness, whirlpool, etc. Emphasizes being drawn into a large mass or void.
He was swallowed up by the crowd.
The boat was sucked into the whirlpool.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を吸い込むto breathe in / suck up something
He took a deep breath.
- 〈人〉が〈場所〉に吸い込まれるfor someone to be swallowed up or drawn into a place
He disappeared, swallowed up by the crowd.
- 〈物〉が〈物〉を吸い込むfor a machine or device to suck up something
The vacuum cleaner sucks up the dust.
- 闇に吸い込まれるto be swallowed up by the darkness
The sound was swallowed up by the quiet darkness.