JLPT N4 Elementary
植える
To plant trees or seeds, or to instill ideas and values.
Readings
Other forms
植えます polite form
植えて te-form
植えた plain past
植えられる potential/passive
1 Verb (Ichidan, Transitive)
To plant
Describes the manual act of placing seeds, seedlings, or bulbs into the earth to foster growth.
Example
庭 に 桜 の 木 を 植え まし た 。
I planted a cherry blossom tree in the garden.
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2 Verb (Ichidan, Transitive)
To instill / To plant (an idea)
Refers to deeply ingraining abstract concepts like values, doubts, or memories into a person’s consciousness.
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