入る

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 部屋に入ります。▶ —
   I enter the room.
2. お風呂に入ります。▶ —
   I take a bath.

Collocations

Mnemonic

入る hairu — godan -ru (looks ichidan, is godan trap). Intransitive. Transitive pair: 入れる ireru (put in, batch 2). お風呂に入る = "take a bath" (in a tub) — distinct from 浴びる abiru "take a shower".

Quick check

1. For "I put sugar in my coffee", which verb?

   • 入れます iremasu (correct, transitive "put in")
   • 入ります hairimasu (intransitive — "I enter coffee")
   • 出ます (= "I exit / leave")
   • 飲みます (= "I drink", different action)