Definition of 覆う

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覆う★【おおうoou】被う・掩う・蔽う・蓋う Inflection

godan ~う verb / transitive:

  • to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

Example Sentences

道michiとtoいうiu道michiはha川kawaからkara溢れだしたafuredashita水mizuでde覆われていたoowareteita。
Anything like a road was covered with water that had flooded out of the river.
陸地rikuchiはha地球のchikyuuno表面hyoumenのno約yaku３０パーセントPAASENTOをwoおおっていますootteimasu。
Land covers about 30 percent of the surface of the earth.
野原noharaはha雪yukiでde覆われていますoowareteimasu。
The field is covered with snow.
野原noharaはha深いfukai雪yukiにniおおわれていたoowareteita。
The fields lay covered with deep snow.
野原noharaはha雪yukiでde深くfukaku覆われていたoowareteita。
The fields lay thickly covered with snow.

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