据える (Sueru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to place (in position), to fix, to set (e.g. table), to lay (foundation)”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto place (in position); to fix; to set (e.g. table); to lay (foundation)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto install; to seat (someone)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto apply (moxa)
Examples
中央には机が据えられていて、赤い革張りの回転椅子がそえてあった。
A desk stood in the centre, with a red leather swivel chair.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).