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伏す - Japanese Dictionary | immit
伏す
ふす
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動詞 / verb
1
to lie face down, to prostrate oneself, to bow down
人々は神前に伏して祈りをささげた。
The people prostrated themselves before the altar and prayed.
彼は地に伏して許しを請うた。
He threw himself on the ground and begged for forgiveness.
少女は机に伏して泣いていた。
The girl was crying with her face down on her desk.
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平伏す
平伏
2
to lie down, to be laid up, to be bedridden
祖母は風邪をこじらせて床に伏している。
My grandmother is laid up in bed with a bad cold.
彼は晩年、長く病に伏していた。
In his later years he was confined to his sickbed for a long time.
疲れ果てた旅人は、その場に伏して眠り込んだ。
The exhausted traveler lay down on the spot and fell asleep.
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寝込む
横たわる
3
to hide, to lie in wait, to lie concealed
兵士たちは草むらに伏して敵を待ち構えた。
The soldiers lay hidden in the grass, waiting for the enemy.
彼は物陰に伏して辺りの様子をうかがった。
He hid in the shadows and watched what was going on around him.
狙撃手は丘の上に伏して一晩を過ごした。
The sniper spent the night lying concealed on the hilltop.
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polite
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present
伏す
past
伏した
volitional
伏そう
imperative
伏せ
potential
伏せる
passive
伏される
causative
伏させる
-te form
伏して
conditional
伏せば
conditional (-tara)
伏したら
stem
伏し
desire (-tai)
伏したい
desire, past (-takatta)
伏したかった
negative (-zu)
伏さず
negative
negative (-nu)
伏さぬ
negative
negative conditional (-neba)
伏さねば
negative
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