Today’s Question

What does 父ちちはこっそりお酒さけを買かい込こんでいた mean?

Today’s Grammar Point: ～こむ

込こむ/ 込こ みます is a verb that has the meaning of “to be crowded” or “to be packed,” but it is also used as an auxiliary verb that follows the stem of a verb. ～ 込こむ means:

1. ～ and go in… or ～ and put … in ….
2. to ～ enough, to ～ completely

Connection

• [verb stem] 込こむ
  [verb stem] is the ます form of a verb without ます.

Examples of Meaning 1

上あがり込こむ = to enter the house proper (by removing one’s shoes and stepping up onto the floor level)

家いえに帰かえったら友ともだちが勝手かってに上あがり込こんでいた。
When I got home, I found a friend of mine was already in my house.

買かい込こむ = to buy in, to buy up, to stock up on …

父ちちはこっそりお酒さけを買かい込こんでいた。(today’s question sentence)
My Dad had stocked up some drinks secretly.

書かき込こむ = to fill in (a document), to write in

書類しょるいに必要事項ひつようじこうを書かき込こんでください。
Please fill in required points.

吸すい込こむ = to inhale, to breath in, to suck up

大おおきく息いきを吸すい込こんでください。
Please take a deep breath.

飛とび込こむ = to jump in, to dive into, to fly into

川かわで溺おぼれている子こどもを見みかけて、ジョンさんは橋はしから川かわに飛とび込こんだ。
Seeing a child drowning in the river, John jumped into the river from the bridge.

飲のみ込こむ = to swallow, to take down, to drink in

サクランボの種たねを飲のみ込こまないでください。
Don’t swallow the stone of the cherry.

払はらい込こむ = to pay, to deposit, to pay up

会費かいひはもう払はらい込こみました。
I’ve already paid the membership fee.

申もうし込こむ = to apply, to ask for, to file an application, to book, etc.

クイズコンテストに参加さんか 申もうし込こんだ。
I entered my name in a quiz contest.
お早はやめにお申もうし込こみください。
Please reserve it early.

Examples of Meaning 2

教おしえ込こむ = to instill, to plant (an idea)

礼儀れいぎは小ちいさいときから 教おしえ込こむことが肝心かんじんだ。
It’s important to teach good manners from an early age.

思おもい込こむ = to be convinced, to be obsessed

メアリーさんは自分じぶんが病気びょうきだと 思おもい込こんでいる.
Mary is convinced she is sick.

考かんがえ込こむ = to be lost in thought, to brood over …, to be at a loss (what to do)

何なにをそんなに考かんがえ込こんでいるんですか.
What are you thinking so hard about?

座すわり 込こむ = to sit down (and refuse to move), to plant oneself down

彼かれは玄関口げんかんぐちに座すわり込こんで動こうとしなかった。
He sat down at the front door and wouldn’t move.
あまりのショックにその場ばにへなへなと 座すわり込こんだ。
It was such a shock that my legs gave way and I had to sit down on the spot.

使つかい込こむ = to embezzle, to misappropriate (public money); to use … for a long time, to break in

ジョンさんは会社かいしゃの金かねを使つかい込こんだらしい。
Apparently John embezzled his company’s funds.
よく使つかい込こんだ辞書じしょ
a well-thumbed dictionary

話はなし込こむ = to talk for hours, to fall in to conversation

あの二人ふたりはずっと話はなし込こんでいる。
Those two have been deep in conversation for hours.

Answer to Today’s Question: See above