口を挟む
くちをはさむ
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
Meanings
Expression, Godan verb (-mu)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 口を挟むくちをはさむ | 口を挟みますくちをはさみます |
| Negative | 口を挟まないくちをはさまない | 口を挟みませんくちをはさみません |
| Past | 口を挟んだくちをはさんだ | 口を挟みましたくちをはさみました |
| Past negative | 口を挟まなかったくちをはさまなかった | 口を挟みませんでしたくちをはさみませんでした |
| Te-form | 口を挟んでくちをはさんで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 口を挟めるくちをはさめる |
| Passive | 口を挟まれるくちをはさまれる |
| Causative | 口を挟ませるくちをはさませる |
| Volitional | 口を挟もうくちをはさもう |
| Imperative | 口を挟めくちをはさめ |
| Conditional (ば) | 口を挟めばくちをはさめば |
| Conditional (たら) | 口を挟んだらくちをはさんだら |
Example sentences
口をはさむな。
Mind your own business!
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I was annoyed with him for his interruptions.
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Don't cut in while others are talking.
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He often breaks into the middle of a conversation.
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Lois always butts into our conversation.
More examples (6)
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I know this is none of my business.
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Beth has a strong habit of interrupting people while they are talking.
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It is not polite to interrupt someone while he is talking.
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Tom, you should stop cutting in when it's something you know nothing about.
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You should not cut in when someone else is talking.
・・・言いたいことは色々あるのだが、ここで口を挟むのは野暮というもの。
There are things I'd like to say but to butt in now would be what they call uncouth.