Japanese

わす

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

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 埋め合わす 埋め合わさない
Polite 埋め合わします 埋め合わしません
Past 埋め合わした 埋め合わさなかった
Polite + Past 埋め合わしました 埋め合わしませんでした
Te-form 埋め合わして 埋め合わさなくて
Potential 埋め合わせる 埋め合わせない
Passive 埋め合わされる 埋め合わされない
Causative 埋め合わさせる 埋め合わさせない
Imperative 埋め合わせ 埋め合わすな

Handwriting

埋
め
合
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Example

We made a new plan in order to make up for this loss.

Usage Notes

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

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