ふせる
Fuseru
Other forms: 臥せる
伏せる (Fuseru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to lay (something) face down, to place upside down, to turn over (face down), to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.)”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to turn over (face down)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes)
- ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbto lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to throw (oneself) to the ground
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto conceal; to hide; to keep secret; to place in hiding (e.g. troops for an ambush)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto bring (someone) down; to kill
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)also written as 臥せる
Examples
床に伏せろ！
Get down!
彼は床に伏せっている。
He is confined to bed now.
このことは伏せておいたほうがいい。
You should keep it close.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).