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留める

とどめる

to stop

N3Ichidan VerbFreq. #22548

Meanings

1to stop
2to stay (e.g. the night)
3to cease
4to put an end to
5to contain
6to keep (in position, in place)
7to limit
8to record (e.g. a fact)
9to retain

Conjugations

Form	Japanese
Polite (ます)	とどめます
て-form	とどめて
Past (casual)	とどめた
Past (polite)	とどめました
Negative (casual)	とどめない
Negative (polite)	とどめません

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Same Kanji

駐留ちゅうりゅうstationing (e.g. of troops)書留かきとめregistered mail 留守るすabsence 留守番るすばんcare-taking 留学りゅうがくstudying abroad 留学生りゅうがくせいoverseas student

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Grammar

〜てte-form (connecting)〜ますpolite verb ending 〜でしたwas (polite past)〜ができますcan do ~受身形passive (be done to)

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