話はなし込こむ

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話し込む · godan verb (-mu)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	話はなし込こむ	話はなし込こまない
Polite	話はなし込こみます	話はなし込こみません
Past polite	話はなし込こみました	話はなし込こみませんでした
Past	話はなし込こんだ	話はなし込こまなかった
Te-form	話はなし込こんで	話はなし込こまないで
Desire	話はなし込こみたい	話はなし込こみたくない
Potential	話はなし込こめる	話はなし込こめない
Passive	話はなし込こまれる	話はなし込こまれない
Causative	話はなし込こませる	話はなし込こませない
Causative passive	話はなし込こませられるalso 話はなし込こまされる	話はなし込こませられないalso 話はなし込こまされない
Volitional	話はなし込こもう
Polite volitional	話はなし込こみましょう
Imperative	話はなし込こめ	話はなし込こむな
Conditional	話はなし込こめば	話はなし込こまなければ
Tara conditional	話はなし込こんだら	話はなし込こまなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

be deep in conversation; get absorbed in talking

Describes a state where people become so engrossed in talking that they lose track of time or their surroundings.

友ゆう人じんと夜よる遅おそくまで話はなし込こんでしまった。
I ended up talking deep into the night with a friend.
カフェで隣となりの席せきの二人ふたりがずっと話はなし込こんでいる。
The two people at the next table in the café have been deep in conversation for a long time.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉と話はなし込こむto get deeply absorbed in conversation with someone
友とも達だちと話はなし込こんでしまい、時じ間かんを忘わすれた。
I got so absorbed in talking with my friend that I forgot the time.
〈場ば所しょ〉で話はなし込こむto sit and chat away at a place
カフェで何なん時じ間かんも話はなし込こんでいた。
We ended up chatting away at the café for hours.
〈時とき〉まで話はなし込こむto keep talking until a certain time
夜よる遅おそくまで話はなし込こんでしまった。
We ended up talking late into the night.

Kanji

話tale, talk
込crowded, mixture, in bulk

Related words

語かたり合あう
語り合う implies a mutual, heartfelt exchange of thoughts or stories, while 話し込む emphasizes simply losing track of time while absorbed in talk.
談だん笑しょう
談笑する describes chatting cheerfully and laughing together, whereas 話し込む focuses on being so engrossed in conversation that one loses track of time.
話はなすN5
話す is the plain, general verb for 'to speak/talk,' while 話し込む adds the nuance of being deeply absorbed in a long conversation.

Don't confuse with

話はなし合あうN3
話し合う means to discuss or negotiate something together, while 話し込む means to get lost in casual conversation, unaware of time passing.
話はなしかけるN3
話しかける means to initiate a conversation by speaking to someone, while 話し込む describes being deeply engrossed in an ongoing conversation.

Built from

話はなす+込こむ

Written forms

話はなし込こむUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; the okurigana し is included.
はなしこむUsage1%
話はなし込こむ
Variant spelling without the okurigana し; less common but still used.

Etymology

Compound of 話し (stem of 話す, 'to talk') + 込む ('to go into' or 'to do thoroughly'). The 込む suffix adds the nuance of doing something deeply or completely.