Godan verb (む)
引っ込むひっこむ
hikkomu引っ込む (ひっこむ, hikkomu) — to draw back — is a godan verb ending in む: 引っ込んで (te-form), 引っ込んだ (past), 引っ込まない (negative), 引っ込みます (polite).
It also means to sink; to cave in.
How 引っ込む conjugates · godan む-verb
Only the last kana changes: む becomes ま, み, め or も.
Which one depends on the ending. The five are one line of the hiragana chart — same consonant, vowels あ・い・う・え・お — and everything before that kana never changes.
ま引っ込まないnegative
み引っ込みますpolite present
む引っ込むdictionary form
め引っ込めるpotential引っ込めばif
も引っ込もうvolitional
The て and た forms · む → んで, んだ
ん引っ込んでte-form引っ込んだpast
The て and た forms are the only two that don't follow this pattern. Every む-, ぶ- and ぬ-verb has the same んで there.
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Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 引っ込む ひっこむ hikkomu | |
| past I drew back. | 引っ込んだ ひっこんだ hikkonda | |
| negative I don't draw back. | 引っ込まない ひっこまない hikkomanai | |
| te-form I draw back and … | 引っ込んで ひっこんで hikkonde | |
| past negative I didn't draw back. | 引っ込まなかった ひっこまなかった hikkomanakatta | |
| volitional Let's draw back. | 引っ込もう ひっこもう hikkomou | |
| potential | 引っ込める ひっこめる hikkomeru | |
| cond. ば If I draw back, ... | 引っ込めば ひっこめば hikkomeba | |
| cond. たら When I draw back, ... | 引っ込んだら ひっこんだら hikkondara | |
| passive | 引っ込まれる ひっこまれる hikkomareru | |
| causative I make someone draw back. | 引っ込ませる ひっこませる hikkomaseru | |
| imperative N1 Get back! | 引っ込め ひっこめ hikkome |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 引っ込みます ひっこみます hikkomimasu | |
| past I drew back. | 引っ込みました ひっこみました hikkomimashita | |
| negative I don't draw back. | 引っ込みません ひっこみません hikkomimasen | |
| past negative I didn't draw back. | 引っ込みませんでした ひっこみませんでした hikkomimasendeshita | |
| volitional Let's draw back. | 引っ込みましょう ひっこみましょう hikkomimashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている I've drawn back. | 引っ込んでいる ひっこんでいる hikkondeiru | |
| ていた I had drawn back. | 引っ込んでいた ひっこんでいた hikkondeita | |
| ています I've drawn back. | 引っ込んでいます ひっこんでいます hikkondeimasu | |
| ていました I had drawn back. | 引っ込んでいました ひっこんでいました hikkondeimashita |