飲み込む
のみこむ
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp
JLPT N1 Common word Intermediate Japanese L12
Meanings
Godan verb (-mu), Transitive
to swallow; to gulp down- to understand; to grasp; to take in; to catch on; to learn
- to engulf; to swallow up
- to be filled with (people); to contain
- to swallow (one's words); to suppress (a yawn, tears, etc.); to stifle; to hold back
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 飲み込むのみこむ | 飲み込みますのみこみます |
| Negative | 飲み込まないのみこまない | 飲み込みませんのみこみません |
| Past | 飲み込んだのみこんだ | 飲み込みましたのみこみました |
| Past negative | 飲み込まなかったのみこまなかった | 飲み込みませんでしたのみこみませんでした |
| Te-form | 飲み込んでのみこんで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 飲み込めるのみこめる |
| Passive | 飲み込まれるのみこまれる |
| Causative | 飲み込ませるのみこませる |
| Volitional | 飲み込もうのみこもう |
| Imperative | 飲み込めのみこめ |
| Conditional (ば) | 飲み込めばのみこめば |
| Conditional (たら) | 飲み込んだらのみこんだら |
Example sentences
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The snake swallowed a frog.
それを飲み込みなさい。
Drink it down.
ママ、ガム飲み込んじゃった!
Mom, I swallowed my gum!
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The airplane was swallowed up in the large clouds.
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The dam burst and water flooded the valley.
More examples (10)
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My throat hurts when I swallow.
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The flood overwhelmed the village.
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The waves swallowed up the boat.
グレタ君がビールをぐっと飲み込んだ。
Greta chugged the beer in one gulp.
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Spit it out now. You're going to swallow it.
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Food should be chewed before being swallowed.
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The boat fell into a whirlpool and capsized.
すぐに吐き出しなさい。飲み込んじゃうでしょ。
Spit it out now. You're going to swallow it.
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They rushed the woman to the hospital after she ate a lightbulb.
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He swallowed a piece of toast because he was starving.