食い込む · godan verb (-mu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 食い込む | 食い込まない |
| Polite | 食い込みます | 食い込みません |
| Past polite | 食い込みました | 食い込みませんでした |
| Past | 食い込んだ | 食い込まなかった |
| Te-form | 食い込んで | 食い込まないで |
| Desire | 食い込みたい | 食い込みたくない |
| Potential | 食い込める | 食い込めない |
| Passive | 食い込まれる | 食い込まれない |
| Causative | 食い込ませる | 食い込ませない |
| Causative passive | 食い込ませられるalso 食い込まされる | 食い込ませられないalso 食い込まされない |
| Volitional | 食い込もう | |
| Polite volitional | 食い込みましょう | |
| Imperative | 食い込め | 食い込むな |
| Conditional | 食い込めば | 食い込まなければ |
| Tara conditional | 食い込んだら | 食い込まなかったら |
godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb
Physical sense: something presses or cuts into a surface or flesh, often causing discomfort or a mark. Common with ropes, straps, fingernails, or tight clothing.
The strap bit into my shoulder from the heavy luggage.
I clenched my fist so hard that my nails dug into my palm.
godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb
eat into; encroach; make inroads; erode
Figurative use: something gradually reduces or takes over a resource, market, position, or time. Often used in business, sports, and scheduling contexts.
Startups are eating into the major companies' market share.
Overtime work has been eating into my free time more and more.
godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb
ride up; get wedged (underwear)
Vulgar/casual: underwear becomes uncomfortably wedged between the buttocks. Often used in the phrase パンツが食い込む.
I hate these underpants; they ride up right away.
The rope dug into my wrist and it hurts.
He broke into the top 10 in his first appearance.
The meeting ran long and ate into the lunch break.
When I move, my underwear rides up and it bothers me.
The company succeeded in making inroads into the overseas market.