差し込む · godan verb (-mu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 差し込む | 差し込まない |
| Polite | 差し込みます | 差し込みません |
| Past polite | 差し込みました | 差し込みませんでした |
| Past | 差し込んだ | 差し込まなかった |
| Te-form | 差し込んで | 差し込まないで |
| Desire | 差し込みたい | 差し込みたくない |
| Potential | 差し込める | 差し込めない |
| Passive | 差し込まれる | 差し込まれない |
| Causative | 差し込ませる | 差し込ませない |
| Causative passive | 差し込ませられるalso 差し込まされる | 差し込ませられないalso 差し込まされない |
| Volitional | 差し込もう | |
| Polite volitional | 差し込みましょう | |
| Imperative | 差し込め | 差し込むな |
| Conditional | 差し込めば | 差し込まなければ |
| Tara conditional | 差し込んだら | 差し込まなかったら |
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
Transitive: physically insert something into a slot, gap, or opening. Common with plugs, cards, keys, and similar objects.
Please plug the plug into the outlet.
カードをATMに差し込むと、画面が変わった。
When I inserted the card into the ATM, the screen changed.
godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb
Intransitive: describes light, especially sunlight, coming into a space through a window or gap. Often used poetically or descriptively.
朝日が窓から差し込んで、部屋が明るくなった。
The morning sun shone in through the window, brightening the room.
木々の間から柔らかな光が差し込んでいた。
Soft light was streaming in through the trees.
godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb
have a griping pain; feel a sharp pain
Intransitive: used for sudden, sharp, or griping internal pain, especially in the stomach or chest. Often appears as 差し込むような痛み.
急に胃が差し込むような痛みに襲われた。
Suddenly I was struck by a griping pain in my stomach.
胸が差し込む感じがして、少し休んだ。
I felt a sharp pain in my chest and rested for a while.
I plugged the cord into the outlet.
The morning sun streamed into the room through the window.
My stomach suddenly cramped with a sharp pain and I couldn't move.
I inserted the key into the keyhole.
差し込む means to insert something like a plug or key that can be pulled back out, whereas 埋め込む implies the object becomes permanently set into its surroundings.
Variant spelling without okurigana し; less common but still encountered.
Kanji spelling specifically for light shining in; this form for sense 2.