埋 める umeru
umeru
Ichidan Verb
1. to bury (e.g. in the ground)
Transitive
inuwa yoku honeo jimenni umeru.
Dogs often bury bones.
Ichidan Verb
2. to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed
Transitive
gunshūga hōruo umetsukushita.
The crowd filled the hall.
Ichidan Verb
3. to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to bridge (a difference, a gap); to fill (a seat, a vacant position); to fill out (a form, a sheet)
Transitive
mondaiwa kono hitsuyōna hedatario umeru noga chikakudearuto iu tenni aru.
The problem lies in the fact that the necessary gap is bridged by perception.
Ichidan Verb
4. to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends; to compensate for
Transitive
あいつの損 を埋 めてやらなくちゃならないんだ。
aitsuno son'o umete yaranakucha naranai nda.
I have to cover his loss.
Ichidan Verb
5. to put cold water (in a bath)
Transitive
furoga atsusugirunode mizuo umete nurukusuru.
As the bath is too hot, I will run some cold water into it.
Ichidan Verb
6. to cover; to scatter something over
Transitive
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Example Sentences
mondaiwa kono hitsuyōna hedatario umeru noga chikakudearuto iu tenni aru.
The problem lies in the fact that the necessary gap is bridged by perception.
inuwa yoku honeo jimenni umeru.
Dogs often bury bones.
gunshūga hōruo umetsukushita.
The crowd filled the hall.
あいつの損 を埋 めてやらなくちゃならないんだ。
aitsuno son'o umete yaranakucha naranai nda.
I have to cover his loss.
furoga atsusugirunode mizuo umete nurukusuru.
As the bath is too hot, I will run some cold water into it.
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umenakutemo iu
Expresses lack of necessity ("don't have to do")
1. Don't have to bury.; Don't need to fill.
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umerareru
Expresses ability (can do)
1. Can be buried; Is buryable
2. To be buried; To be filled
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umeru mitai
Expresses appearance based on observation ("looks like...")
1. Looks like burying; Looks like covering
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umenaide kudasai
A polite negative request ("please don't...")
1. Don't bury.; Don't fill.
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umenuku
Emphasizes perseverance through completion
1. Persevere to the end; Complete at all costs
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umerurashii
Expresses appearance based on inference ("seems that...")
1. Seems to be burying; Apparently burying
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