Vocabulary

What does 泊める (とめる, tomeru) mean?

泊める (とめる, tomeru) means to put someone up (for the night), to let stay overnight.

Quick facts
Readingとめる
Romajitomeru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
とめる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontomeru

to put someone up (for the night), to let stay overnight

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up

Example sentences

  • Thank you for letting me stay the night.

  • I'm putting up a friend at my house tonight.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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