JLPT N3 Intermediate
敷く
To spread out, lay down, or install.
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Other forms
敷きます polite form
敷いて te-form
敷いた plain past
敷かない plain negative
1 Verb (transitive)
To spread out / lay out
Describes the action of spreading an object flat over a surface, often to serve as a base for sitting or sleeping.
Example
寝る 前 に 布団 を 敷き ます 。
I lay out the futon before I go to sleep.
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2 Verb (transitive)
To lay down / install
Refers to the construction or placement of linear infrastructure along the ground or a specific route.
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3 Verb (transitive, used in a fixed phrase)
To have someone under your thumb (Idiom)
Describes a specific domestic power dynamic where a wife dominates or controls her husband.
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