Usages of simaru
その パン屋 は 火曜 が 定休日 なので、 今日 は 閉まって いました。sono panya ha kayou ga teikyuubi nanode, kyou ha simatte imasita.
That bakery is regularly closed on Tuesdays, so it was closed today.
図書館 は 九時 に 閉まります。tosyokan ha kuzi ni simarimasu.
The library closes at nine o’clock.
店 は 閉まって います。 つまり、 入れません。mise ha simatte imasu. tumari, hairemasen.
The shop is closed; in short, we cannot enter.
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