Vocab Info

N1 Noun

使(つか)

errand, mission, going as envoy, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 6,900

    • Word Type

      Noun

    • 単語の種類

      サ行変格動詞

    Examples

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      息子(むすこ)(たまご)使(つか)(たの)みました。

      I asked my son to run the errand of getting eggs. {errand, mission, going as envoy, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit}

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      使(つか)(たの)まれたから八百屋(やおや)肉屋(にくや)()かないと!

      I was asked to run an errand, so I have to go to the greengrocer and butcher! {errand, mission, going as envoy, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit}

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      スーパーに使(つか)()ったが、トマトを()うのを(わす)れてしまった。

      I went on an errand to the supermarket, but I completely forgot to buy tomatoes. {errand, mission, going as envoy, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit}

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      家来(けらい):「隣国(りんごく)への国王(こくおう)使(つか)として(ぼく)任命(にんめい)して(くだ)さり、光栄(こうえい)(いた)りです。」

      Servant: "It is the ultimate honor to be appointed as the king's envoy to the neighboring country." {errand, mission, going as envoy, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit}

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      あの(くに)とはソリが()わないから、今回(こんかい)(かぎ)りにあの(くに)使(つか)()すのはやめよう。

      Since we don't get along with that country, let's stop sending envoys there after this time. {errand, mission, going as envoy, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit}

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