Japanese

せる

うめあわせる
Meaning: to compensate for; to make up for
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 埋め合せる 埋め合せない
Polite 埋め合せます 埋め合せません
Past 埋め合せた 埋め合せなかった
Polite + Past 埋め合せました 埋め合せませんでした
Te-form 埋め合せて 埋め合せなくて
Potential 埋め合せられる 埋め合せられない
Passive 埋め合せられる 埋め合せられない
Causative 埋め合せさせる 埋め合せさせない
Imperative 埋め合せろ 埋め合せるな

Handwriting

埋
め
合
せ
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Example

It is difficult to make up for that loss.

Usage Notes

Used when compensating for a deficit, loss, or mistake.

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