据える · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 据える | 据えない |
| Polite | 据えます | 据えません |
| Past polite | 据えました | 据えませんでした |
| Past | 据えた | 据えなかった |
| Te-form | 据えて | 据えないで |
| Desire | 据えたい | 据えたくない |
| Potential | 据えられるalso 据えれる | 据えられないalso 据えれない |
| Passive | 据えられる | 据えられない |
| Causative | 据えさせる | 据えさせない |
| Causative passive | 据えさせられる | 据えさせられない |
| Volitional | 据えよう | |
| Polite volitional | 据えましょう | |
| Imperative | 据えろ | 据えるな |
| Conditional | 据えれば | 据えなければ |
| Tara conditional | 据えたら | 据えなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
General physical placement: putting an object firmly in a specific location, setting a table, or laying a foundation. Emphasizes stability and intentional positioning.
I placed the vase on the windowsill.
Set the plates on the table.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Used for installing equipment or seating a person in a designated place, often with a sense of formality or permanence. Common in phrases like 上座に据える (seat someone in the seat of honor).
See also: 上座に据える
Install a new air conditioner.
I seated the guest in the seat of honor.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
fix (gaze, attention); settle (upon)
Abstract use: fixing one's gaze, attention, or resolve on something. Often used with 目, 視線, or 心.
He fixed his gaze on the distance.
Settle one's mind and tackle it.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
apply moxa
Specialized medical/alternative medicine term: to apply moxa (moxibustion) to a specific point on the body. Rare in everyday conversation.
Apply moxa to the pressure point.
The company installed him as the new president.
He spoke while fixing his gaze steadily on the other person.
They set the new policy as the foundation of the company.
meal set before one; prepared meal · women's advances; sexual invitation
leave as is; defer; postpone
install; mount; fix in place; set up
ornament; decorative object · corpse for sword testing · unlicensed prostitute in a fixed brothel
Edo-period bathtub heated from below
cut down an enemy
force to sit down; make someone sit
strike down; knock down; thrash; beat severely · place firmly
stare fixedly; glare