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挟まる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 挟まる | 挟まらない |
| Polite | 挟まります | 挟まりません |
| Past polite | 挟まりました | 挟まりませんでした |
| Past | 挟まった | 挟まらなかった |
| Te-form | 挟まって | 挟まらないで |
| Desire | 挟まりたい | 挟まりたくない |
| Potential | 挟まれる | 挟まれない |
| Passive | 挟まられる | 挟まられない |
| Causative | 挟まらせる | 挟まらせない |
| Causative passive | 挟まらせられるalso 挟まらされる | 挟まらせられないalso 挟まらされない |
| Volitional | 挟まろう | |
| Polite volitional | 挟まりましょう | |
| Imperative | 挟まれ | 挟まるな |
| Conditional | 挟まれば | 挟まらなければ |
| Tara conditional | 挟まったら | 挟まらなかったら |
Meanings
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godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
get stuck between; be caught in; be wedged
Intransitive verb describing something becoming stuck or wedged between two things, often accidentally. The subject is the thing that gets stuck.
Food got stuck between my teeth.
My finger got caught in the door and it hurt.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉が〈物〉に挟まるfor something to get stuck/caught in something
My finger got caught in the door.
- 〈物〉と〈物〉の間に挟まるto be wedged between two things
A piece of paper was wedged between the books.
Expressions
- 奥歯に物が挟まるbeat around the bush; not speak frankly; talk in a roundabout way