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N4 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

(つつ)to wrap up, to tuck in, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress in, to conceal, to hide, to be engulfed in, to be enveloped by

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    1. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to wrap up, to pack, to bundle, to do up

    2. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to cover, to envelop, to shroud, to engulf

      usu. in the passive
    3. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to conceal (a feeling), to hide

    4. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

      4.

      to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)

    All Forms

    包む 【つつむ】裹む 【つつむ】

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    Examples

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      店員(てんいん):「こちらはプレゼント(よう)にお(つつ)みしますか?」

      Shop assistant: 'Shall I wrap this as a present?'

      • N4

      愛情(あいじょう)(つつ)まれて(そだ)ったからか、彼女(かのじょ)はとても素直(すなお)ないい()です。

      Perhaps because she was raised wrapped in love, she is such a sweet and well-behaved child.

      • N4

      明日(あした)はピクニックだから、おにぎりを(つく)ってラップで(つつ)んでおかないとね。

      Since we're having a picnic tomorrow, we have to make onigiri and wrap them in plastic wrap.

      • N4

      (くろ)いコートに()(つつ)み、帽子(ぼうし)(かぶ)ったあの少年(しょうねん)こそが、(れい)魔法使(まほうつか)いに(ちが)いない。

      There's no doubt that it's precisely the boy wrapped in the black coat and wearing the hat who is the aforementioned wizard.

      • N3

      伊藤(いとう)先生(せんせい)(あか)るくて冗談(じょうだん)ばかり()(ひと)なので、彼女(かのじょ)のクラスは一日中(いちにちじゅう)(わら)いに(つつ)まれています。

      As Miss Itou is someone who is so cheerful and always telling jokes, her class is engulfed in laughter all throughout the day. (Wrapped)

      • N3
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