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引っ込む

to retire

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Conjugation of 引っ込む

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: withdraw, subside, sink in, sink, pull back, pull, stand back, stand
私/俺
Present informal tense
引っ込む
hikkomu
I retire
Present informal negative tense
引っ込まない
hikkomanai
I don't retire
Present formal tense
引っ込みます
hikkomimasu
I retire
Present formal negative tense
引っ込みません
hikkomimasen
I do not retire
私/俺
Past informal tense
引っ込んだ
hikkonda
I retired
Past informal negative tense
引っ込まなかった
hikkomanakatta
I didn't retire
Past formal tense
引っ込みました
hikkomimashita
I retire
Past formal negative tense
引っ込みませんでした
hikkomimasen deshita
I did not retire
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
引っ込め
hikkome
retire
Imperative negative mood
引っ込むな
hikkomu na
don't retire
Imperative formal mood
引っ込んでください
hikkonde kudasai
please retire
Imperative formal negative mood
引っ込まないでください
hikkomanai dekudasai
please do not retire
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
引っ込んで
hikkonde
retire
Passive stem
引っ込まれる
hikkomareru
retired
Hypothetical tense
引っ込め
hikkome
if I retired
Hypothetical conditional stem
引っ込めば
hikkomeba
retired
私/俺
Volitional stem
引っ込もう
hikkomō
will retire
Potential stem
引っ込める
hikkomeru
retired
Continuative stem
引っ込み
hikkomi
retiring
Causative stem
引っ込ませる
hikkomaseru
allow to retire
私/俺
Imperfective stem
引っ込ま
hikkoma
retire

Examples of 引っ込む

見て　引っ込んだ

Gee, look,Jiminy, my nose!

引っ込んで

Fall back.

ふざけるな　引っ込め！

You know damn well why. Back off!

ご不自由はおかけしません 三日もあれば ふざけるな！　ひっこめ！

I want to assure you that, uh... this Bay Avenue job will be a very minimal inconvenience.

ご不自由はおかけしません ひっこめ！ みなさん　お静かに！

It'll only take three days at the most.

三日もあれば ふざけるな！　ひっこめ！

This Bay Avenue job will be a very minimal inconvenience.