埋(うず)もれる

うずもれる
verb (ichidan)
to be buried; to be hidden; to be lost among
自動詞 intransitiveaction
See also: 埋(う)める (transitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present埋(うず)もれる埋(うず)もれない
Present polite埋(うず)もれます埋(うず)もれません
Past埋(うず)もれた埋(うず)もれなかった
Past polite埋(うず)もれました埋(うず)もれませんでした
て form埋(うず)もれて埋(うず)もれなくて
ている present埋(うず)もれている埋(うず)もれていない
ている polite埋(うず)もれています埋(うず)もれていません
ている past埋(うず)もれていた埋(うず)もれていなかった
ている past polite埋(うず)もれていました埋(うず)もれていませんでした
Conditional ば埋(うず)もれれば埋(うず)もれなければ
Conditional たら埋(うず)もれたら埋(うず)もれなかったら
Volitional埋(うず)もれよう—
Volitional polite埋(うず)もれましょう—
Potential埋(うず)もれられる埋(うず)もれられない
Causative埋(うず)もれさせる埋(うず)もれさせない
Imperative埋(うず)もれろ埋(うず)もれるな
1. to be buried; to be covered; to be snowed under
To be physically buried or covered by something piled on top — snow, sand, rubble, objects, etc.
家(いえ)が雪(ゆき)に埋(うず)もれた。
The house was buried in snow.
The desk is buried under documents.
People buried under rubble from the earthquake were rescued.
2. to be hidden; to be lost among; to go unnoticed
To be obscured or overlooked among many other things, or to live in obscurity without recognition.
才能(さいのう)が埋(うず)もれてしまう。
Talent goes unrecognized.
It got lost among the massive amount of information.
Unearthing the stories of great people lost to history.

Intransitive ichidan verb. Takes the particle に to indicate what something is buried in or under. Very common both literally (buried in snow, rubble) and figuratively (talent going unnoticed, information being lost).

Transitivity

  • 埋(うず)もれる (intransitive): to be buried, to be hidden
  • 埋(う)める (transitive): to bury, to fill in

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 埋(う)まる: to be buried — similar meaning, but 埋(うず)もれる emphasizes being completely covered or hidden
  • 隠(かく)れる: to hide — active hiding; 埋(うず)もれる implies passive concealment