Japanese

める

たちこめる
Meaning: to hang over; to be enveloped in; to fill the air
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 立ち込める 立ち込めない
Polite 立ち込めます 立ち込めません
Past 立ち込めた 立ち込めなかった
Polite + Past 立ち込めました 立ち込めませんでした
Te-form 立ち込めて 立ち込めなくて
Potential 立ち込められる 立ち込められない
Passive 立ち込められる 立ち込められない
Causative 立ち込めさせる 立ち込めさせない
Imperative 立ち込めろ 立ち込めるな

Handwriting

立
ち
込
め
る

Example sentences

A thick mist hung over the mountains.
今朝は深い霧が立ち込めていて、前がよく見えない。
There is a thick fog this morning, and I can't see ahead well.
霧が立ち込める谷間を、ゆっくりと歩いていった。
We walked slowly through the fog-filled valley.
早朝、湖には薄い靄が立ち込めていた。
A thin mist hung over the lake in the early morning.
両国の関係に暗雲が立ち込めている。
Dark clouds are hovering over the relations between the two countries.
戦場には硝煙の匂いが立ち込めていた。
The smell of gunpowder smoke hung over the battlefield.
古代の戦場には、羶血の臭いが立ち込めていた。
The smell of raw blood hung over the ancient battlefield.
組織内に疑雲猜霧が立ち込め、互いに信頼することができなくなった。
Doubts and jealousies hung over the organization, and they became unable to trust each other.
暗雲が立ち込めていたが、光芒一閃、事態は急転した。
Dark clouds were gathering, but in a sudden flash of light, the situation took an abrupt turn.

Usage Notes

Used when smoke, mist, or fragrance spreads and fills a place.

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