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umatte imashita

English translation: (Something) has been buried (in earth) or (Certain space) has been filled (with something)

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Japanese term or phrase:umatte imashita
English translation:(Something) has been buried (in earth) or (Certain space) has been filled (with something)
Entered by: Nobuo Kawamura

05:32 Nov 13, 2003
Japanese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Japanese term or phrase: umatte imashita
i think this is right, have no idea what it means, therefore i cant put it into context.
skier_boy
(Something) has been buried (in earth) or (Certain space) has been filled (with something)
Explanation:
So it depends on the context
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Nobuo Kawamura
Japan
Local time: 06:22
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3(Something) has been buried (in earth) or (Certain space) has been filled (with something)
Nobuo Kawamura
5 +2was/were buried
Mumu Watanabe (X)


  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
was/were buried


Explanation:
It also means, "has/have been buried."

Mumu Watanabe (X)
Local time: 06:22
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in pair: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Will Matter: transitive/intransitive verb pair 'umeru/umaru' 'to bury/to be buried'.
7 hrs
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agree  shhogg
1 day 7 hrs
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
(Something) has been buried (in earth) or (Certain space) has been filled (with something)


Explanation:
So it depends on the context

Nobuo Kawamura
Japan
Local time: 06:22
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in pair: 483
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Will Matter
7 hrs
agree  shhogg
1 day 7 hrs
agree  Yoshimine
6 days
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