also: うずまる
埋まる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 埋まる | 埋まらない |
| Polite | 埋まります | 埋まりません |
| Past polite | 埋まりました | 埋まりませんでした |
| Past | 埋まった | 埋まらなかった |
| Te-form | 埋まって | 埋まらないで |
| Desire | 埋まりたい | 埋まりたくない |
| Potential | 埋まれる | 埋まれない |
| Passive | 埋まられる | 埋まられない |
| Causative | 埋まらせる | 埋まらせない |
| Causative passive | 埋まらせられるalso 埋まらされる | 埋まらせられないalso 埋まらされない |
| Volitional | 埋まろう | |
| Polite volitional | 埋まりましょう | |
| Imperative | 埋まれ | 埋まるな |
| Conditional | 埋まれば | 埋まらなければ |
| Tara conditional | 埋まったら | 埋まらなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be buried; be covered; be surrounded
Physical sense: something is buried under or covered by a substance, or surrounded by things. Used for objects, places, or people.
The house was buried in snow.
机の上が書類で埋まっている。
The desk is covered with documents.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be filled; be crowded; overflow
A space, container, or schedule is filled to capacity with people or things. Often implies a sense of being packed or overflowing.
会場は人で埋まった。
The venue was filled with people.
今週の予定はもう埋まっている。
This week's schedule is already full.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be repaid; be replenished
Only with reading うまる
Limited to the reading うまる. Used for debts, deficits, or shortages being made up or compensated. Often in financial or abstract contexts.
借金がようやく埋まった。
The debt was finally repaid.
赤字が埋まる見込みはない。
There is no prospect of the deficit being covered.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Only with reading うまる
Limited to the reading うまる. A gap, blank space, or vacancy is filled. Common in forms, positions, or missing parts.
空欄がすべて埋まった。
All the blanks have been filled in.
欠員が埋まるまで時間がかかる。
It will take time until the vacancy is filled.
The car ended up buried in the snow.
The venue was packed with spectators.
This month's deficit was covered by the bonus.
All the blanks on the resume were filled in.
Next week's schedule is filled with meetings.
埋まる simply means a space is filled up, while 飲み込む (often passive) emphasizes a venue being completely packed or swallowed by a crowd.
Kana spelling is common when the reading is unambiguous or for emphasis.
Kana spelling for the うずまる reading, often used to avoid ambiguity.