挟む
はさむ
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-mu), Transitive
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides)- to put between; to sandwich between; to insert; to interpose
- to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to pinch
- to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings); to interpose (e.g. an objection); to interject; to throw in (e.g. a joke)
- to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.); to have between each other; to be across (a street, river, etc.)
All 7 meanings
- to harbour (feelings); to cast (e.g. doubt)
- to pincer
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 挟むはさむ | 挟みますはさみます |
| Negative | 挟まないはさまない | 挟みませんはさみません |
| Past | 挟んだはさんだ | 挟みましたはさみました |
| Past negative | 挟まなかったはさまなかった | 挟みませんでしたはさみませんでした |
| Te-form | 挟んではさんで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 挟めるはさめる |
| Passive | 挟まれるはさまれる |
| Causative | 挟ませるはさませる |
| Volitional | 挟もうはさもう |
| Imperative | 挟めはさめ |
| Conditional (ば) | 挟めばはさめば |
| Conditional (たら) | 挟んだらはさんだら |
Example sentences
小耳に挟んだよ。
A little bird told me.
小耳に挟みました。
A little birdie told me.
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He stuck his pencil behind his ear.
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Ouch! I stuck my finger in the door!
指を挟まないようにしなさい！
Watch your fingers!
More examples (10)
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Don't interrupt me while I'm talking.
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I got my foot caught in a train door.
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She shut the door on her finger.
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She suddenly burst in on our conversation.
「すみません」とアンが口を挟んだ。
"Excuse me," Ann broke in.
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Build a house on the level between two valleys.
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She shut the door on her finger.
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Don't cut in while we're talking.
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Don't cut in when others are talking.
ドアに指をはさまれた。
I had my fingers caught in the door.