構える
かまえる
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish; to run
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish; to run; to maintain- to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal)
- to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to stand ready; to be poised for
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to put on an air; to assume an attitude- to stiffen; to tense up; to become formal
All 7 meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to fabricate in order to deceive; to make up; to feign- to plan; to scheme
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 構えるかまえる | 構えますかまえます |
| Negative | 構えないかまえない | 構えませんかまえません |
| Past | 構えたかまえた | 構えましたかまえました |
| Past negative | 構えなかったかまえなかった | 構えませんでしたかまえませんでした |
| Te-form | 構えてかまえて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 構えられるかまえられる |
| Passive | 構えられるかまえられる |
| Causative | 構えさせるかまえさせる |
| Volitional | 構えようかまえよう |
| Imperative | 構えろかまえろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 構えればかまえれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 構えたらかまえたら |
Example sentences
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He has a store on the main road.
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You have to be patient.
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He set up a new home in Jamaica.
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He took up residence in Jamaica.
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We're saving money to build a new house.
More examples (4)
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She has a large office in this building.
私はテレビ番組のために会った医者にギクリとさせられた。彼は、今アレルギーの症状がないからといって気楽に構えていてはいけないと警告したのだ。
I was given a scare by a doctor I interviewed for the TV program who warned me not to rest easy just because I had no allergic symptoms at the moment.
ジョン君は働きすぎだよ。座ってしばらくはのん気にかまえなさい。
John, you're working too hard. Sit down and take it easy for a while.
詳しいことが全部わかるまでは、あわててその場にふみこむな。見当がつくまでは、慎重にかまえておれ。
Don't rush into the situation until you have all the details; hold your horses until you know where you are going.