Illustration: On a tatami room floor, a parent folds a large bath towel, lifting one edge and bringing it precisely over the opposite edge. The fabric bends clearly along the middle, and a tidy stack of already folded towels waits beside their knee.

たたむ

tatamu

to fold

Example sentences

ナプキンをたたんでそれぞれお皿さらのそばに置おきなさい。
Fold the napkins and put one by each plate.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼女かのじょはタオルをきれいにたたみ、それを物入ものいれに仕舞しまった。
She folded up the towels and put them away in the cupboard.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
布団ふとんをたたみなさい。
Fold up your bedding.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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