Japanese

める

ためる
Meaning: to accumulate; to pile up; to save
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

溜
め
る

Example

He ended up accumulating stress.

Usage Notes

Used for collecting things over time, especially liquids, tasks, or money. Often implies that things are left undone or ignored.

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