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押さえる, 抑える, 押える
JLPT 2 - Kana Reading
- おさえる
- Romaji
- osaeru
- Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb
- Example sentence
- 最新のバイオ技術によって、芋の臭みを最小限に抑え、非常に飲みやすい「芋焼酎」です。 It's very easy to drink potato shochu now that the potato-like smell has been reduced to a low level through use of the latest biotechnology.
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Examples of 押さえる, 抑える, 押える, おさえる in a sentence
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最新のバイオ技術によって、芋の臭みを最小限に抑え、非常に飲みやすい「芋焼酎」です。
It's very easy to drink potato shochu now that the potato-like smell has been reduced to a low level through use of the latest biotechnology.
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He had a shutout until the ninth inning.
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By using four types of metal, specific frequency resonance is suppressed.
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いつもは脚立を使ってるんですけど、・・・揺れて怖くて・・・だから押さえていて欲しいんです。
I always use the steps, but...it's scary how they wobble...so I'd like you to hold them steady.
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Love is beyond reason.
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It causes quite a sensation when Nomo pitches a no-hitter.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 押さえる
- Plain Polite
- 押さえます
- Negative
- 押さえない
- Negative Polite
- 押さえません
Past
- Plain
- 押さえた
- Plain Polite
- 押さえました
- Negative
- 押さえなかった
- Negative Polite
- 押さえませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 押さえて
- Plain Polite
- 押さえまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 押さえられる
- Plain Polite
- 押さえられます
- Negative
- 押さえられない
- Negative Polite
- 押さえられません
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