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N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

(つと)まるto be fit for, to be equal to, to function properly

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    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to be fit (for a role), to be qualified (for), to be equal (to a task), to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

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    務まる 【つとまる】勤まる 【つとまる】

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      この仕事(しごと)簡単(かんたん)なので、(ぼく)にも(つと)ります。

      Since this job is simple, I am fit to do it. {to be fit for, to be equal to, to function properly}

      • N2

      (わたし)英語(えいご)しか(しゃべ)れないので、(わたし)には通訳(つうやく)(つと)まらない。

      Since I can only speak English, I am not capable of being an interpreter. {to be fit for, to be equal to, to function properly}

      • N2

      (ふる)(かんが)えの上司(じょうし):「お(ちゃ)()みは女性(じょせい)にも(つと)まる仕事(しごと)である。」

      Old-fashioned boss: 'Making tea is a job that women are also fit to do.' {to be fit for, to be equal to, to function properly}

      • N2

      この倒産(とうさん)しそうな会社(かいしゃ)事務(じむ)()ていても(つと)まるという(ふう)()いています。

      I have heard that the office work of this company, which seems likely to go bankrupt, is capable of being done even while sleeping. {to be fit for, to be equal to, to function properly}

      • N2

      自分(じぶん)には易々(やすやす)(つと)まる(おも)っていた仕事(しごと)(おも)うように出来(でき)なくて(くや)しいです。

      I'm frustrated because the job I thought I could easily handle is not going as well as I thought. {to be fit for, to be equal to, to function properly}

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