支える
ささえる
to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up; to defend- to hold at bay; to stem; to check
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 支えるささえる | 支えますささえます |
| Negative | 支えないささえない | 支えませんささえません |
| Past | 支えたささえた | 支えましたささえました |
| Past negative | 支えなかったささえなかった | 支えませんでしたささえませんでした |
| Te-form | 支えてささえて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 支えられるささえられる |
| Passive | 支えられるささえられる |
| Causative | 支えさせるささえさせる |
| Volitional | 支えようささえよう |
| Imperative | 支えろささえろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 支えればささえれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 支えたらささえたら |
Example sentences
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He supported himself with a stick.
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She supports her family.
どうにかしてトムを支える。
I'll support Tom any way I can.
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I'm supporting my family.
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Only hope can keep me together now.
More examples (10)
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These beams will not carry the weight of the roof.
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The walls supported the entire weight of the roof.
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The ice is not thick enough to hold our weight.
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It's pride that drives her.
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These pillars support the stage.
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The ice on the lake couldn't bear his weight.
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Heavy posts are needed to sustain this bridge.
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The country is supported by industry.
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The bridge is supported by 10 posts.
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The vision of the Olympics had kept him going.