占める
しめる
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up
JLPT N3 Common word Intermediate Japanese L14
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to occupy; to hold- to account for; to make up; to take up
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 占めるしめる | 占めますしめます |
| Negative | 占めないしめない | 占めませんしめません |
| Past | 占めたしめた | 占めましたしめました |
| Past negative | 占めなかったしめなかった | 占めませんでしたしめませんでした |
| Te-form | 占めてしめて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 占められるしめられる |
| Passive | 占められるしめられる |
| Causative | 占めさせるしめさせる |
| Volitional | 占めようしめよう |
| Imperative | 占めろしめろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 占めればしめれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 占めたらしめたら |
Example sentences
漁夫の利を占める。
A third party makes off with the profits.
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Someone else profits from the situation.
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Discretion is the better part of valor.
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We have a 20% share of the market.
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I have no intention of fishing in troubled waters.
More examples (10)
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The government got their majority at the last election.
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Imported cars account for less than eight percent.
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Books occupy most of his room.
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He occupies a prominent position in the firm.
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Water makes up most of the earth's surface.
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Sometimes reading took up half his time.
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The election gave the party a role in the government.
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Are you trying to fish in troubled waters?
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Land occupies the minor portion of the earth's surface.
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We took a good place to see the parade.