How to Say ‘To be fully booked’ in Japanese
埋まっている
umatsu te iru
[oo-MAHT teh eeru]
💬 Usage Tip: 埋まる literally means "to be buried" or "filled in", so a fully booked room is pictured as "filled up". You'll often hear 満席 "all seats taken" for the same idea.
Phrase Breakdown
埋まっ
umatsu
[oo-MAHT]
to be filled; to be fully booked
Stem of 埋まる; used when seats or time slots are all taken.
週末の席は埋まりました。
The weekend seats have filled up.
て
te
[teh]
te-form ending
This ending connects actions, like 'cut and...' in instructions.
てをつけると、つぎのどうさにつなげられます。
When you add -te, you can connect it to the next action.
いる
iru
[eeru]
is doing
いる after て can show an ongoing action or current state.
応援しているの？のいるで今の状態を表します。
The いる in 応援しているの？ shows the current ongoing state.
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