閉ざす
とざす
to shut; to close; to fasten; to lock
Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-su), Transitive
to shut; to close; to fasten; to lock- to block (a street, entrance, etc.)
- to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to cut off; to cover (e.g. in darkness)
- to consume (with negative feelings); to fill (e.g. with sadness); to bury (e.g. in grief)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 閉ざすとざす | 閉ざしますとざします |
| Negative | 閉ざさないとざさない | 閉ざしませんとざしません |
| Past | 閉ざしたとざした | 閉ざしましたとざしました |
| Past negative | 閉ざさなかったとざさなかった | 閉ざしませんでしたとざしませんでした |
| Te-form | 閉ざしてとざして |
|---|---|
| Potential | 閉ざせるとざせる |
| Passive | 閉ざされるとざされる |
| Causative | 閉ざさせるとざさせる |
| Volitional | 閉ざそうとざそう |
| Imperative | 閉ざせとざせ |
| Conditional (ば) | 閉ざせばとざせば |
| Conditional (たら) | 閉ざしたらとざしたら |
Example sentences
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The lake was bound in ice.
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The door was closed for good.
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At seven-thirty, we too closed the door behind us.
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The path between the two houses was blocked by snow.
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Japan's rice market is closed to imports.
More examples (4)
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She is open to people who have a different point of view.
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After 1639 Japan closed the door to foreign cuisine.
開け放たれた窓を外から見る者は、閉ざされた窓を透かして見る者と決して同じほど多くのものを見ない。
He who looks from outside through an open window doesn't see anywhere as much as he who looks through a closed window.
国防総省関係者は、異常がいつ発生したかについては口を閉ざしており、飛行の詳細についても論評をさけました。
Pentagon officials won't say when the problem turned up and refused to discuss details about the flight.