詰める

つめる

to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack

JLPT N3 Common word

Meanings

  1. Ichidan verb, Transitive

    to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up
  2. Ichidan verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    to shorten; to move closer together
  3. Ichidan verb, Transitive

    to reduce (spending); to conserve
  4. Ichidan verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do
  5. Ichidan verb, Transitive

    to go through thoroughly; to work out (details); to bring to a conclusion; to wind up
All 11 meanings
  1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive

    to be on duty; to be stationed
  2. Ichidan verb, Transitive

    to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate
  3. to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.)
  4. Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

    to do non-stop; to do continuously; to keep doing (without a break)
  5. to do completely; to do thoroughly
  6. to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

Forms

PlainPolite
Present詰めるつめる詰めますつめます
Negative詰めないつめない詰めませんつめません
Past詰めたつめた詰めましたつめました
Past negative詰めなかったつめなかった詰めませんでしたつめませんでした
Te-form詰めてつめて
Potential詰められるつめられる
Passive詰められるつめられる
Causative詰めさせるつめさせる
Volitional詰めようつめよう
Imperative詰めろつめろ
Conditional (ば)詰めればつめれば
Conditional (たら)詰めたらつめたら

Example sentences

  • 彼かれはびんに水みずを詰つめた。

    He filled the bottle with water.

  • 前まえの方ほうに詰つめてください。

    Please fill up the front.

  • 席せきを詰つめてくれませんか。

    Will you make room for me?

  • 詰つめなければいけません。

    This tooth has to have a filling.

  • そのびんに水みずを詰つめなさい。

    Fill the bottle with water.

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