穴埋 め anaume
anaume
Noun
, Suru Verb
1. filling (up) a hole
Transitive
Noun
, Suru Verb
2. filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; filler (e.g. article)
Transitive
Noun
, Suru Verb
3. making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); compensation
Transitive
その国 は貿易 上 の赤字 の穴埋 めに懸命 である。
sono kuniwa bōekijōno akajino anaumeni kemmēdearu.
The country is trying hard to make up for her trade deficit.
Noun
4. cloze deletion (test format)
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その国 は貿易 上 の赤字 の穴埋 めに懸命 である。
sono kuniwa bōekijōno akajino anaumeni kemmēdearu.
The country is trying hard to make up for her trade deficit.
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18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
★ Common
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anaumede
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Fill-in-the-blanks
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anaumejārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It is not filling a hole.; It is not a gap filler.
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anaumedewārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It is not fill-in-the-blanks.; It is not a gap-filling exercise.
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Common 6 items
anaumejanakatta
The past negative form
1. Wasn't filling the hole.; Wasn't patching things up.
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anaumejārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't filling in.; It wasn't a patch.
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anaumejanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't filling the hole.; Wasn't covering up.
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anaumedeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably filling the gap.; Likely a placeholder.
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anaumedewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not filling.; Was not backfilling.
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Advanced 3 items
anaumedattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it were filling holes; If it were a gap filler
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anaumedeareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it were hole-filling; If it were filling the gap
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anaumenara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when filling holes; If/when patching things up
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