N21020/1725

泊とめる

Ichidan verbverb (generic)transitive verb

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とめる

Meanings

to give shelter to, to lodge, to put up, to accommodate

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Example sentences

友達ともだちを一週間いっしゅうかん家いえに泊とめることにした。

I decided to put up my friend at my house for a week.

急きゅうな雨あめで困こまっている旅人たびびとを家いえに泊とめてあげた。

I gave shelter to a traveler who was in trouble due to sudden rain.

ホテルが満室まんしつだったため、知人ちじんの家いえに泊とめてもらった。

Since the hotel was fully booked, I had an acquaintance put me up at their house.

部屋へやが狭せまいので、複数ふくすうの人ひとを泊とめることはできない。

Since my room is small, I cannot accommodate multiple people.

出張しゅっちょうで上京じょうきょうした同僚どうりょうを自宅じたくに泊とめるかどうか迷まよったが、結局けっきょく快こころよく引ひき受うけることにした。

I was hesitant about whether to put up my colleague who came to Tokyo on a business trip, but in the end I decided to gladly take them in.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)