占める (しめる, shimeru) Japanese meaning: occupy | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000占める · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 占める | 占めない |
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| Polite | 占めます | 占めません |
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| Past polite | 占めました | 占めませんでした |
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| Past | 占めた | 占めなかった |
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| Te-form | 占めて | 占めないで |
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| Desire | 占めたい | 占めたくない |
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| Potential | 占められるalso 占めれる | 占められないalso 占めれない |
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| Passive | 占められる | 占められない |
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| Causative | 占めさせる | 占めさせない |
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| Causative passive | 占めさせられる | 占めさせられない |
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| Volitional | 占めよう | |
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| Polite volitional | 占めましょう | |
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| Imperative | 占めろ | 占めるな |
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| Conditional | 占めれば | 占めなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 占めたら | 占めなかったら |
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This desk occupies half of the room.
He holds an important position in the company.
Usage patterns
〈場所〉を占めるto take up (a physical space)
This desk takes up half the room.
〈地位〉を占めるto hold (a position or rank)
He holds an important position at that company.
首位を占めるto hold the top spot
That athlete holds the top rank.
〈事〉の割合を占めるto make up a proportion (of something)
Young people make up the majority of that survey's results.
〈数〉割を占めるto account for ... tenths (of a total)
Women account for seventy percent of the total.
Expressions
味を占めるget a taste for; be encouraged by initial success; yearn for more 座を占めるtake a seat; sit down · occupy a position; hold a post 王座を占めるoccupy the throne; sit on the royal throne · be at the top; hold the premier position; win a championship
