植える|うえるueru[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto plant; to grow; to raise
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto insert; to transplant; to implant; to set (type)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto instill (idea, value, etc.); to inculcate
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 植える（うえる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 植えます（うえます） |
| Negative (nai) | 植えない（うえない） |
| polite (masen) | 植えません（うえません） |
| classical zu / nu | 植えず・植えぬ（うえず・うえぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 植えた（うえた） |
| polite (mashita) | 植えました（うえました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 植えなかった（うえなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 植えませんでした（うえませんでした） |
| Te form | 植えて（うえて） |
| Potential | 植えられる（うえられる） |
| Passive | 植えられる（うえられる） |
| Causative | 植えさせる（うえさせる） |
| Causative passive | 植えさせられる（うえさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 植えれば（うえれば） |
| tara | 植えたら（うえたら） |
| Volitional | 植えよう（うえよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 植えましょう（うえましょう） |
| Imperative | 植えろ（うえろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
木が植わる
木を植える
植わる focuses on the event or resulting state, as in 木が植わる; 植える foregrounds the agent acting on something, as in 木を植える.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym植え付けるうえつけるNeutralFor planting seedlings so they take root; also figuratively for instilling ideas or feelings, as in 「恐怖心を植え付ける」.
- Related植え込むうえこむNeutralPlanting something into a particular spot, as in 「庭に木を植え込む」; can also mean fitting or embedding one thing into another.
- Related挿すさすNeutralFor inserting things or planting cuttings; with plants the emphasis is on sticking them in rather than planting, as in 「花瓶に花を挿す」.
- Related埋め込むうめこむNeutralFor burying or embedding something into something else; the object is usually a device or implement, as in 「チップを埋め込む」.
- Related蒔き付けるまきつけるNeutralFor sowing: scattering seed over land, as in 「種を蒔き付ける」; the object is seeds, not seedlings.
- Antonym抜くぬくNeutralThe opposite of 「植える」: pulling out something planted or stuck in, as in 「草を抜く」.
- Antonym刈るかるNeutralCutting off the above-ground part of plants, as in 「稲を刈る」「草を刈る」; it contrasts with 「植える」 only as harvest against planting.
- Antonym掘るほるNeutralFor digging, as in 「穴を掘る」; digging up underground crops, as in 「芋を掘る」, stands opposite to planting them with 「植える」.
Default to 「植える」 for planting. Use 「植え付ける」 for planting so a seedling takes root or instilling ideas, 「挿す」 for cuttings or flower arranging, 「蒔き付ける」 for sowing, 「埋め込む」 for embedding; pull out with 「抜く」, harvest with 「刈る」, dig up crops with 「掘る」.
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Japanese definitions
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