Japanese

える

おさえる
Meaning: to suppress; to keep down; to curb; to restrain
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 抑える 抑えない
Polite 抑えます 抑えません
Past 抑えた 抑えなかった
Polite + Past 抑えました 抑えませんでした
Te-form 抑えて 抑えなくて
Potential 抑えられる 抑えられない
Passive 抑えられる 抑えられない
Causative 抑えさせる 抑えさせない
Imperative 抑えろ 抑えるな

Example sentences

今月は出費を抑える必要がある。
I need to curb my expenses this month.
彼は怒りを抑えることができなかった。
He could not suppress his anger.
彼は衝動を抑えることができず、大きな声を出してしまった。
He couldn't suppress the urge and ended up shouting out loud.
政府は市場の混乱を抑えるために介入した。
The government intervened to suppress the market turmoil.
被害を最小限に抑えた。
The damage was kept to a minimum.

Usage Notes

Used for controlling feelings, limiting costs, or physically holding something down.

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