とめ

とめ

"とめ" (tome) can mean "stop," "halt," or "fastening," depending on context.

In this sentence, 'とめ' is used as part of 'とめる', which means 'to stop' or 'to park' (here, 'stopped' in past form).

車をとめました。

I stopped the car.

Here, 'とめ' expresses 'to halt or cease' an action or activity, used before 'なければならない' to indicate necessity.

この計画はとめなければならない。

This plan must be halted.

In this context, 'とめ' signifies 'fastening or securing' with 'られていません' showing it is in the negative passive form.

ボタンがとめられていません。

The button is not fastened.