据える|すえるsueru[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto place (in position); to fix; to set (e.g. table); to lay (foundation)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto install; to seat (someone)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto apply (moxa)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 据える（すえる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 据えます（すえます） |
| Negative (nai) | 据えない（すえない） |
| polite (masen) | 据えません（すえません） |
| classical zu / nu | 据えず・据えぬ（すえず・すえぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 据えた（すえた） |
| polite (mashita) | 据えました（すえました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 据えなかった（すえなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 据えませんでした（すえませんでした） |
| Te form | 据えて（すえて） |
| Potential | 据えられる（すえられる） |
| Passive | 据えられる（すえられる） |
| Causative | 据えさせる（すえさせる） |
| Causative passive | 据えさせられる（すえさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 据えれば（すえれば） |
| tara | 据えたら（すえたら） |
| Volitional | 据えよう（すえよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 据えましょう（すえましょう） |
| Imperative | 据えろ（すえろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
目が据わる
目を据える
The intransitive 据わる describes a subject becoming steady or fixed (e.g., 目が据わる, eyes taking on a fixed stare), while the transitive 据える focuses on the act of setting or fixing something (e.g., 目を据える, fixing one's gaze).
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym備え付けるそなえつけるNeutralProviding something as standing equipment for regular use: 「消火器を備え付ける」. The point is permanent availability, not the act of placing.
- Related据え付けるすえつけるNeutralInstalling equipment so that it stays fixed in place: 「エアコンを据え付ける」. Mostly used for large machines and fixtures.
- Related設置せっちNeutralA noun for setting something up: 「委員会を設置する」, 「カメラ設置」. Leans formal, unlike the plain verb 「据える」.
- Related固定こていNeutralA noun for keeping something from moving or changing: 「ネジで固定する」, 「固定費」. 「据える」 stresses setting something firmly in position.
- Related装着そうちゃくNeutralA noun for fitting or wearing something on: 「シートベルトを装着する」. Mostly for equipment and gear, not general placing.
- RelatedはめるNeutralFitting something into a hole or frame, or putting on rings and gloves: 「指輪をはめる」. Also means framing someone, a sense 「据える」 lacks.
- Related据え置くすえおくNeutralLeaves something in place, untouched: 「価格を据え置く」. Mostly for prices and rates; 「据える」 is about setting something firmly in place or putting someone in a position.
- Related取り付けるとりつけるNeutralAttaching one thing to another: 「棚を取り付ける」. Also means securing a promise, as in 「約束を取り付ける」, a use 「据える」 does not have.
- Antonym動かすうごかすNeutralThe opposite of placing: moving something, as in 「机を動かす」. Where 「据える」 settles a thing in place, 「動かす」 sets it in motion.
- AntonymうつすNeutralTransferring something to another place, as in 「本社を移す」. It is the counterpart of 「据える」, which fixes things where they stand.
Use 「据える」 for setting something firmly in place or putting someone in a position: 「腰を据える」, 「社長に据える」, 「目を据える」. For installing equipment say 「据え付ける」; for leaving prices or rates unchanged, 「据え置く」. The opposite of settling something in place is 「動かす」.
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Japanese definitions
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