Vocab Info
N1 Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
取り次ぐto act as an agent for, to intermediate, to announce (someone's arrival), to answer (the door, the phone), to receive (a guest at reception), to usher in (a guest), to convey (a message)
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Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.), to convey, to transmit, to relay, to tell
Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.), to announce (a visitor), to answer (the door or phone on someone's behalf), to usher in (a guest)
Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
3.
to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers), to act as an intermediary, to handle (goods; for a company)
All Forms
取り次ぐ 【とりつぐ】、取次ぐ 【とりつぐ】
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妻が来客の要件を夫に取り次いだ。
The wife relayed the guest’' reason for visiting to her husband.
部下が私に電話を取り次いでくれました。
My subordinate put a call through to me.
タイにあるこの会社は日本とケニア間の国際的な取引を取り次いでいる。
This company in Thailand acts as an agent for international trade between Japan and Kenya.
社長からの電話:「もしもし。至急、担当の坂口君に取り次いでくれないか?」
President on the Phone: 'Hello? Can you urgently put me through to Sakaguchi, the one in charge?'
部下の言い訳をわざわざ上司に取り次ぐとは…彼はなんて性格が悪いのだろう。
He went out of his way to pass on his subordinate's excuses to the boss… What a nasty personality.
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