据える
すえる
to place (in position); to fix; to set (e.g. table); to lay (foundation)
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to place (in position); to fix; to set (e.g. table); to lay (foundation)- to install; to seat (someone)
- to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
- to apply (moxa)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 据えるすえる | 据えますすえます |
| Negative | 据えないすえない | 据えませんすえません |
| Past | 据えたすえた | 据えましたすえました |
| Past negative | 据えなかったすえなかった | 据えませんでしたすえませんでした |
| Te-form | 据えてすえて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 据えられるすえられる |
| Passive | 据えられるすえられる |
| Causative | 据えさせるすえさせる |
| Volitional | 据えようすえよう |
| Imperative | 据えろすえろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 据えればすえれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 据えたらすえたら |
Example sentences
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Settle down for a while and concentrate.
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He has settled down to the job.
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I couldn't put up with her arrogant behavior.
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He mustered up his courage to talk to a foreigner.
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He settled down to his work.
More examples (4)
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Bus rates have stayed the same for two years.
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Nobody argued against choosing him as chairman.
中央には机が据えられていて、赤い革張りの回転椅子がそえてあった。
A desk stood in the centre, with a red leather swivel chair.
わたしは近眼のせいもありましょうが、机は明るいところに据えなければ、読むことも書くことも出来ません。
It might be because I am near-sighted, but I can't read or write if my desk is not in a brightly lit place.