Japanese

める

おさめる
Meaning: to achieve; to obtain; to gain; to put away
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

収
め
る

Example sentences

He achieved excellent results in this tournament.
彼はまだ新人ではあるが、非常に優秀な成績を収めている。
He is still a newcomer, but he is achieving very excellent results.
彼らは苦しい戦いの末に勝利を収めた。
They achieved a hard-won victory.
彼のチームは圧倒的な勝利を収めた。
His team achieved an overwhelming victory.
その美しい景色は映像に収められた。
The beautiful scenery was captured in the video.
長年の研究がついに大きな成果を収めた。
Years of research finally yielded great results.
彼は学年でトップの成績を収めた。
He achieved the top grades in his school year.
彼は数々の試練を乗り越えて、ついに成功を収めた。
He overcame numerous trials and finally achieved success.
幾多の困難を乗り越えて、彼は成功を収めた。
Overcoming many difficulties, he achieved success.
そのチームは、試合終了直前に劇的な逆転勝利を収めた。
The team achieved a dramatic come-from-behind victory just before the end of the game.

Usage Notes

Commonly used in expressions like 'to achieve results' or 'to win a victory'.

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