収まる
おさまる
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to fall within (e.g. a budget); to settle down (into)
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to fall within (e.g. a budget)- to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to be returned (to one's original position)
- to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to occupy (a role)
- to be delivered; to be paid (e.g. taxes)
- to be settled (dispute, conflict, etc.); to be sorted; to subside (e.g. wind); to calm down; to abate
All 6 meanings
- to be satisfied (e.g. with an answer); to consent; to agree
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 収まるおさまる | 収まりますおさまります |
| Negative | 収まらないおさまらない | 収まりませんおさまりません |
| Past | 収まったおさまった | 収まりましたおさまりました |
| Past negative | 収まらなかったおさまらなかった | 収まりませんでしたおさまりませんでした |
| Te-form | 収まっておさまって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 収まれるおさまれる |
| Passive | 収まられるおさまられる |
| Causative | 収まらせるおさまらせる |
| Volitional | 収まろうおさまろう |
| Imperative | 収まれおさまれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 収まればおさまれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 収まったらおさまったら |
Example sentences
ここには収まらないわ。
It doesn't fit here.
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The strong wind died away at night.
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There's no end in sight.
やっと揺れが収まった。
Finally, the shaking stopped.
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He was established as Foreign Minister.
More examples (10)
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The two of them got back together.
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Her fears gradually quietened down.
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It'll come right in the end.
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The package won't fit in the mailbox.
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The quarrel settled, he returned home.
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A longsword sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.
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Have Tom and Mary gotten back together?
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I hope everything will turn out well in the end.
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The longsword was sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.
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This dishwasher is too big. It won't fit under the counter.