How to use 入る & 入れる ( = hairu & ireru)

Rhya「大きくなったらDogsford大学に入ります。」

= Ookiku nattara Dogsford Daigaku ni hairimasu.

= When I get older, I will enroll Dogsford University.

  「入れてもらえるかなあ…」

= Irete moraeru kanaa..

= I wonder if you’ll get accepted.

 

 

Hi everyone! I am your guest teacher for today, Rhya.

I would like to make a lesson for my dad, ダニエル ( = Daniel) and all of you who study Japanese here.

We are going to study how to use 入る ( = hairu ) and 入れる ( = ireru). Ready?

The basic difference between 入る ( = hairu ) and 入れる ( = ireru)  is

→入る ( = hairu )  is an intranstive verb and 入れる ( = ireru) is a transitive verb.

★入る  = はいる = hairu  = (intransitive verb)  to enter, go inside, join, etc.

Basic structure:

→( Subject + が ( = ga) / は ( = wa)   + ) somewhere  ( place/ organization / group, etc.) + に ( = ni) + 入る  ( = はいる= hairu)

Ex. 部屋に入る

= へやにはいる

= heya ni hairu

= to enter a room

polite form

→ 部屋に入ります

= へやにはいります

= heya ni hairimasu

= to enter a room

★入れる= いれる= ireru =(transitive verb)  to make / let  something/someone in / to put something in

Basic structure:

→(Subject + が ( = ga)/ は ( = wa)  + ) Object + を ( = wo ) + somewhere ( place /  organization / group, etc.) + に ( = ni)  + 入れる (  = いれる= ireru) 

Ex. お金を財布に入れる

= おかねをさいふにいれる

= Okane wo saifu ni ireru.

= to put money in a wallet. 

polite form

→ お金を財布に入れます

= おかねをさいふにいれます

= Okane wo saifu ni iremasu

= to put money in a wallet.

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It is important to know the difference because you don’t want to make embarrassing mistakes.

For example, you meant to say

(passing someone some trash) 

ゴミ箱に入れてください。

= Gomibako ni irete kudasai.

= Put it in the trash box. 

but if you say 

ゴミ箱に入ってください。

= Gomibako ni haitte kudasai.

That means 

“Go inside the trash box.”  :) 

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OK, let’s study 入る ( = hairu) first.

  入る = はいる= hairu

1) to enter, to pass, to come in, to get in some place, to contain something, to be included

(The translation varies depending on the context) 

Ex. 8時までに教室に入ってください。

= Hachiji made ni kyoushitsu ni haitte kudasai.

= Please be in the classroom by 8:00. 

Ex. どうぞお入りください。

= Douzo ohairi kudasai.

= Please come in. 

Ex. 蚊が入るから窓を閉めて。

= Ka ga hairu kara mado wo shimete.

= Close the windows or mosuquitos will come in (the room/house.)

Ex. なんか目に入った。

= Nanka me ni haitta

= Something got in my eye.

Ex. 上位3位に入る。

= Joui san-i ni hairu.

= to rank in the top 3.

(contains/includes)   

Ex. この料理には何が入っていますか？

= Kono ryouri niwa nani ga haitte imasu ka?

= What is in this food? 

Ex. 料金にはサービス料が入っていません。

= Ryoukin ni wa saabisu ryou ga haitte imasen.

= The service charge is not included in the fee.

You can talk about the arrival of good at a store/food at a restaurant  

Ex. 「今日はいいマグロが入りましたよ。」

= Kyou wa ii maguro ga hairimashita yo.

= We have good tuna today. 

Ex. 新しいモデルのスマホが入ったら教えてください。

= Atarashii moderu no sumaho ga haittara oshiete kudasai.

= Please let me know when you get a new smartphone model. (←when a new model arrives at the store)

2) to join, to enter  (a school/group, team, organization) / to be/become a member of a  group, team, organization

From the picture above:

Ex. 大きくなったらDogsford大学に入りたい。

= Ookiku nattara Dogsford daigaku ni hairitai.

= I would like to go to (enter) Dogsford University when I get bigger.

Ex. 兄は空手部に入っています。

= Ani wa karatebu ni haitte imasu.

= My older brother belongs to the karate club. 

(入っています ( = haitte imasu) here means “to belong to / to be a member of ~”)

Ex. かわいい女の子がチームに入らないかな。

= Kawaii onnanoko ga chiimu ni hairanai kana.

= I hope a cute girl joins our team. 

Ex. 「明日の飲み会、ケンも人数に入ってる*？」

= Ashita no goukon, Ken mo ninzuu ni haitteru?

= Did we count in Ken for the drinking party tomorrow?

「うん、入ってる*よ。」

= Un, haitteru yo.

= Yes, we counted him in.

*Note: 入ってる ( = haitteru)  is a casual contraction of 入っている ( = haitte iru) 

Ex. 午前中は観光ツアーに入って名所を見て回る。

= Gozenchuu wa kankou tsuaa ni haitte meisho wo mite mawaru.

= I am going to be on a sightseeing tour in the morning and go visit famous places.

3) to take a bath, to take a shower, to get into the water/swimming pool

 Ex. 「シャワーに入ってくるね。」

= Shawaa ni haitte kuru ne.

= I am going to take a shower, OK?

Note: You also say シャワーを浴びる ( = shawaa wo abiru) to take a shower

「えっ？お風呂に入らないの？」

= Eh? Ofuro ni hairanai no?

= What? You’re not going to take a bath? 

Ex. プールに入ると気持ちがいい。

= Puuru ni hairu to kimochi ga ii.

= It feels great to get in the swimming pool. 

Ex. 最初は水に入るのも怖かったけれど、もう泳げるようになった。

= Saisho wa mizu ni hairu nomo kowakatta keredo  mou oyogeru you ni natta.

= I was scared of just getting into the water, but now I can swim. 

Ex. 足湯に入ると体が温まる。

= Ashiyu ni hairu to karada ga atatamaru.

= Taking a foot bath makes one’s body warmer.

4) to fit in some space, something/to be able to fit in ~ 

Ex. こちらの箱にはケーキが６つまで入ります。

= Kochira no hako ni wa keeki ga muttsu made hairimasu.

= Up to six pieces of cakes will fit in this box. 

Ex. 「スーツケースにまだ荷物入る？」

= Suutsu keesu ni mada nimotsu hairu?

= Does more stuff still fit in the suitcase?

「あと、2kgぐらいなら入ると思う。」

= Ato, ni kiro gurai nara hairu to omou.

= I think about 2 more kg will fit.

So スーツケースに入れる

= suutsu keesu ni ireru

is to put something in a suitcase but if you say

→スーツケースに入る

= Suutsu keesu ni hairu

It means either

1) Something can fit in a suitcase 

or

2) someone goes inside of a suitcase which may sound ridiculous but cats or dogs can easily do it. 

Ex. 買ったベッドが大きすぎて玄関から入らない。

= Katta beddo ga ookisugite genkan kara hairanai.

= The bed I bought was too big and doesn’t fit through the front door. 

Ex. 日本語の文法が全然、頭に入らない。

= Nihongo no bunpou ga zenzen, atama ni hairanai.

= I can’t retain any Japanese grammar. 

(←Literally: I can’t put any Japanese grammar in my head.)  

Ex. 「もっと食べたら？」

= Motto tabetara?

= Eat some more! 

 「お腹いっぱい。もうなにも入らないよ。」

= Onaka ippai. Mou nani mo hairanai yo.

= I am stuffed. I can’t eat anymore. (←Nothing fits in my stomach anymore.) 

5) something comes up/to get a reservation  

Ex. 「海に行くの土曜日でいい？」

= Umi ni iku no doyoubi de ii?

= Can we go to the beach on Saturday?

「ごめん。その日、予定が入ったから行けなくなった。」

= Gomen, sono hi yotei ga haittakara ikenaku natta.

= Sorry. Something came up so I can’t make it that day.

Ex. 6時に予約が３名で入りました。

= Rokuji ni yoyaku ga sanmei de hairimashita.

= We got a reservation for three people for 6:00. 

 6) to have some income 

Ex. 少しお金が入ったから遊びに行こう。

= Sukoshi okane ga haitta kara asobini ikou.

= I got a little extra money. You wanna go out? 

Ex. 夏のボーナスが入った。

= Natsu no bounasu ga haitta.

= I got my summer bonus.

7) power is on/ electric device is on 

Ex. 寒いけどヒーター入っていないの？

= Samui kedo hiitaa haitte inai no?

= It’s cold. Isn’t the heater on? 

Ex. コンピューターの電源が入っていない。

= Conpyuutaa no dengen ga haitte inai.

= The computer is off/not on.

8) to have some emotion/feelings/power or to be inspired

 Ex. 「僕がやります。」って言っても気持ちがなんにも入っていない。

= “Boku ga yarimasu” tte itte mo kimochi ga nannimo haitte inai.

= You said “I’ll do it”, but you don’t (seem to) mean it. (←Literally: You said “I’ll do it”, but there is no feeling in it.) 

Ex. 朝から何も食べていないから力が入らない。

= Asa kara nanimo tabete inai kara chikara ga hairanai.

= Since I haven’t eaten anything since this morning, I don’t have strength.

9) to be equipped / to be installed  

Ex. やっとうちの学校にもエアコンが入った。

= Yatto uchi no gakkou nimo eakon ga haitta.

= We finally have air-conditiones at our school, too. 

Ex. 会社に新しいコンピューターが入るまでの辛抱だ。

= Kaisha ni atarashii konpyuutaa ga hairu made no shinbou da.

= A little bit more patient until we get new computers at work.

Ex. このコンピューターにはエクセルが入っていない。

= Kono konpyuutaa niwa ekuseru ga haitte inai.

= This computer doesn’t have Excel.

10) tea or coffee is ready (someone makes/brew  tea/coffee and pours it in a cup)

Ex. お茶が入りました。

= Ocha ga hairimashita.

= Tea is ready.

Ex. コーヒーが入るまでここでお待ちください。

= Koohii ga hairu made koko de omachi kudasai.

= Please wait here until your coffee is ready.

  :ee: Others:

*to buy insurance

Ex. 車の保険に入る

= Kuruma no hoken ni hairu

= to buy a car insurance.

Ex. 彼は生命保険にずっと入っていなかった。

= Kare wa seimei hoken ni zutto haitte inakatta.

= He hadn’t had life insurance for a long time.

*to begin / to start 

Ex. 明日から休みに入ります。

= Ashita kara yasumi ni hairimasu.

= My holidays will start tomorrow. 

Ex. 今日から梅雨に入った*らしい。

= Kyou kara tsuyu ni haitta rashii.

= I heard the rainy season starts today.

(You also say 梅雨入り= つゆいり= tsuyuiri = (noun) setting in the rainy season) 

 :s: Idiomatic expressions:

*目に入る= me ni hairu = to come into sight  / to catch sight 

Ex. 掃除機はお客さんの目に入らないところに置きなさい。

= Soujiki  wa okyaku-san no me ni hairanai tokoro ni okinasai.

= Place the vacuum cleaner somewhere the customers can’t see. 

Ex. 求人広告が目に入ったのでそのお店に電話をかけてみた。

= Kyuujin koukoku ga me ni haitta node sono omise ni denwa wo kakete mita.

= The classified ad caught my eye so I gave it a try and called the store.

*耳に入る= mimi ni hairu = someone hears or learns something

Ex. 僕が会社を辞めることが部長の耳に入ってしまった。

= Boku ga kaisha wo yameru koto ga buchou no mimi ni haitte shimatta.

= The manager heard that I am going to quit the company.   

*身が入る= mi ga hairu = to concentrate on ~ 

 Ex. 彼女のことを考えると何をやっても身が入らない。

= Kanojo no koto wo kangaeru to nani wo yatte mo mi ga hairanai.

= I can’t concentrate on anything just thinking about her.

* 電話が入る = denwa ga hairu = to get a phone call

Ex. 上司から電話が入ったから行かないと。

= Joushi kara denwa ga haitta kara ikanai to.

= I got a phone call from my boss. I gotta go. 

* 連絡が入る = renraku ga hairu = to be contacted  (basically to get a phone call) 

Ex. 懸賞に当たったときだけ連絡が入るみたいだ。

= Kenshou ni atatta toki dake renraku ga hairu mitaida.

= It seems like I will only get contacted by them only if I win the prize.

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  入れる= いれる = ireru

1) to put something/someone into/in somewhere/something

 

Ex. 車を車庫に入れる。

= Kuruma wo shako ni ireru.

= to park a car in the garage.

Ex. ポケットに鍵を入れた。

= Poketto ni kegi wo ireta.

= to put the key in the pocket. 

Ex. 商品を買い物かご（or カート）に入れる。

= Shouhin wo kaimono kago (or kaato) ni ireru

= to put an item in a shopping cart.  

Ex. 塩入れた？味がないよ。

= Shio ireta? Aji ga nai yo?

= Did you put salt (in it)? There is no taste.  

Ex. 夕食は冷蔵庫に入れておくね。

= Yuushoku wa reizouko ni irete okune.

= I will put your dinner in the fridge (for you), OK? 

Ex. 小さい子は口の中になんでも入れたがる。

= Chiisai ko wa kuchi no naka ni nandemo iretagaru.

= Small children want to put everything in their mouths.

 Ex. コンタクトレンズを入れていますか？

= Kontakuto renzu wo irete imasuka?

= Are you wearing contact lenses?

Ex. 飲む前になにかお腹に入れておこうかな。

= Nomu mae ni nanika onaka ni irete okou kana.

= I guess I should eat something (→put something in my stomach) before I drink. 

 

You have tattoos “on” your body but you actually put coloring in your skin so you say

Ex. 刺青/ 入れ墨 ( = irezumi)/ タトゥーを入れる

= Irezumi / tatsuu wo ireru

= to have a tattoos

And when you describe somebody with tattoos, you say

→ 刺青/ 入れ墨 ( = irezumi)/ タトゥーが入っている

= Irezumi / tatsuu ga haitte iru

= to have tattoos on one’s body  

Ex. 外は雨が降っているから洗濯物を入れないと。

= Soto wa ame ga futte iru kara sentaku mono wo irenai to.

= It’s raining outside so I have to take in the laundry.  

Ex. 彼女は僕を部屋に入れてくれなかった。

= Kanojo wa boku wo heya ni irete kurenakatta.

= She didn’t let me in her room.

She would say

→ 彼を部屋に入れてあげなかった。

= Kare wo heya ni irete agenakatta.

= I didn’t let him in my room. 

2) to send someone to the school/ to make/let someone join some organization/group/team 

Ex. 子供をDogsford大学に入れたい。

= Kodomo wo Dogsford daigaku ni iretai.

= I want my child to enter Dogsford University.

 Ex. 空手部に入れてほしかったらもっと練習しなさい。

= Karatebu ni irete hoshikattara motto renshuu shinasai.

= If you want to join our Karate club, you have to practice more.

Ex. なにやってるの？私も仲間に入れて。

= Nani yatteru no? Watashi mo nakama ni irete.

= What are you doing? Can I join you?

Ex. 明日の飲み会、私も人数に入れてね。

= Ashita no nomikai, watashi mo ninzuu ni irete ne.

= Count me in on the drinking party tomorrow, OK?

3) to bathe someone/to put someone/something in the water

Ex. Rhyaをお風呂に入れよう。

= Rhya wo ofuro ni ire you.

= Let’s wash Rhya. （←Let’s give Rhya a bath.) 

Ex. 足を水に入れてみて。気持ちいいよ。

= Ashi wo mizu ni irete mite. Kimochi iiyo.

= Put your feet in the water. It feels good.

4) to pay money, to deposit money, to charge

 Ex. Suica*に千円入れておこう。

= Suika ni sen-en irete okou.

= I will put (charge) 1,000 yen on my Suika card. 

(Suica = a prepaid card for JR (Japan Railway) trains that you can also use for vending machines.)

 Ex. 夫が家に生活費を入れてくれない。

= Otto ga ie ni seikatsuhi wo irete kurenai.

= My husband doesn’t give me living expenses. 

Ex. 銀行残高*が全然ないから少し口座にお金を入れないといけない。

= Ginkou zandaka ga zenzen nai kara sukoshi kouza ni okane wo irenai to ikenai.

= I don’t have any money left in my bank account, so I have to deposit a little some money in it.

( *銀行残高 = ginkouzandaka = bank balance) 

5) to schedule something / to make a reservation 

Ex. 明日は結婚記念日だから何も予定を入れないでね。

= Ashita wa kekkon kinenbi dakara nani mo yotei wo irenai de ne.

= It’s our wedding anniversary tomorrow so don’t schedule anything.

Ex.しまった！美容院の予約を入れる*のを忘れてた。

= Shimatta! Biyouin no yoyaku wo ireru no wo wasureteta.

= Uh-oh, I forgot to make a reservation for my hair salon. 

(You can also say 予約をする= yoyaku wo suru)

 6)  to turn on

Ex. 暑いからエアコン入れてくれる？

= Atsui kara eakon irete kureru?

= It’s hot. Can you turn on the air conditioner?

Ex. 電源入れてないから動かないんだよ。

= Dengen irete nai kara ugokanain dayo.

= It doesn’t work because you didn’t turn on the power. 

7) to put some emotions/feelings to ~ / stir up some feeling 

Ex. その台詞、もっと感情を入れて読んでみて。

= Sono serifu, motto kanjou wo irete yonde mite.

= Try to read the line with more emotion.

 Ex. 気合を入れて勉強します。

= Kiai wo irete benkyou shimasu.

= I’ll roll up my sleeves and study hard.

Ex. 力を入れないでもっとリラックスしてください。

= Chikara wo irenai de motto rirakkusu shite kudasai.

= Loosen up and relax more.

8) to input, to enter, to install / introduce a machine.

Ex. パスワードを入れてください。

= Pasuwaado wo irete kudasai.

= Please enter your password.

Ex. ウイルス対策のソフトを入れたい。

= Uirusu taisaku no sofuto wo iretai.

= I would like to install anti-virus software. 

9) to set up / to introduce 

Ex. 新しい機械を入れる。

= Atarashii kikai wo ireru.

= to set up a new machine. 

10) to make/brew some coffee/tea

Ex. お茶を入れましょうか？

= Ocha wo iremashou ka?

= Do you want me to make some tea?

Ex. お客さんに紅茶を入れてください。

= Okyaku san ni koucha wo irete kudasai.

= Please make some black tea for the guest.

 :ii: Others:

 Idiomatic expressions:

* 耳に入れる= mimini ireru = to tell someone something. / to let someone hear something

Ex. このことは彼の耳に入れたくない。

= Kono koto wa kare no mimi ni iretaku nai.

= I don’t want him to hear about this.

* 身を入れる = mi wo ireru = to work hard

Ex. これからもっと身を入れて働きます。

= Korekara motto mi wo irete hatarakimasu.

= I will work harder from now on.

* 電話を入れる = denwa wo ireru = to give someone a call

Ex. 向こうに着いたら電話を入れて。

= Mukou ni tsuitara denwa wo irete.

= Call me when you get there.

*連絡を入れる= renraku wo irete = to contact someone

Ex. 上司に連絡を入れるのを忘れていた。

= Joushi ni renraku wo ireru no wo wasurete ita.

= I forgot to contact (call) my boss.

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いっぱいありましたね。もう頭に入らない？

= Ippai arimashitane. Mou atama ni hairanai?

= There was a lot, wasn’t there? Won’t any more fit in your brain?

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Rhya先生、ありがとう！

= Rhya Sensei, arigatou!

= Thank you, Rhya Sensei!

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