飲み込む (Nomikomu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to swallow, to gulp down, to understand, to grasp”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto swallow; to gulp down
- godan verb, transitive verbto understand; to grasp; to take in; to catch on; to learn
- godan verb, transitive verbto engulf; to swallow up
- godan verb, transitive verbto be filled with (people); to contain
- godan verb, transitive verbto swallow (one's words); to suppress (a yawn, tears, etc.); to stifle; to hold back
Examples
蛇が蛙を飲み込んだ。
The snake swallowed a frog.
それを飲み込みなさい。
Drink it down.
こつが飲み込めましたか。
Got the hang of it?
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).