(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: ()める (transitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(うず)もれる(うず)もれない
Present polite(うず)もれます(うず)もれません
Past(うず)もれた(うず)もれなかった
Past polite(うず)もれました(うず)もれませんでした
て form(うず)もれて(うず)もれなくて
ている present(うず)もれている(うず)もれていない
ている polite(うず)もれています(うず)もれていません
ている past(うず)もれていた(うず)もれていなかった
ている past polite(うず)もれていました(うず)もれていませんでした
Conditional ば(うず)もれれば(うず)もれなければ
Conditional たら(うず)もれたら(うず)もれなかったら
Volitional(うず)もれよう
Volitional polite(うず)もれましょう
Potential(うず)もれられる(うず)もれられない
Causative(うず)もれさせる(うず)もれさせない
Imperative(うず)もれろ(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.
(いえ)(ゆき)(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)(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 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

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

Common collocations

Similar words

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