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沈める
shizumeru
Description
「沈める」は、物を水の中に入れて下に落とすことです。
"沈める" means to put something into water and let it sink down.
体や気持ちを深く下げるときにも使います。
It is also used when lowering the body or feelings deeply.
Meanings
沈めるshizumeru
to sink something; submerge under water
石を川に沈める。
Sink a stone in the river.
沈めるshizumeru
to lower one's body or voice down
ソファに体を沈める。
Sink into the sofa.
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Notes
- Form
沈める is the transitive verb; 沈む (shizumu) is its intransitive pair meaning 'to sink'.
- Nuance
takes a direct object (を): you sink something, versus 沈む where something sinks by itself.
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