入れる（いれる）
JLPT N4 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: to put in
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 入れます | いれます |
| te-form | 入れて | いれて |
| ta-form (past) | 入れた | いれた |
| nai-form (negative) | 入れない | いれない |
| potential form | 入れられる | いれられる |
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Example sentences
- かばんに教科書とノートを入れる。 — I put my textbook and notebook in my bag.
- コーヒーに砂糖を一つ入れる。 — I put one spoonful of sugar in my coffee.
Idioms & proverbs containing “入れる”
- 朱を入れる (しゅをいれる) — to retouch; to correct
- 身を入れる (みをいれる) — to put one's heart (into); to apply oneself (to); to devote oneself (to); to take an interest (in)
- 肩を入れる (かたをいれる) — to support; to back up; to side with; to take sides
- メスを入れる (メスをいれる) — to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on
- 本腰を入れる (ほんごしをいれる) — to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
- 邪魔を入れる (じゃまをいれる) — to interfere; to hinder; to obstruct
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