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N1 Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb

()()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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    1. Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.), to convey, to transmit, to relay, to tell

    2. 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)

    3. 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)

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    取り次ぐ 【とりつぐ】取次ぐ 【とりつぐ】

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    Examples

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      (つま)来客(らいきゃく)要件(ようけん)(おっと)()()いだ。

      The wife relayed the guest’' reason for visiting to her husband.

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      部下(ぶか)(わたし)電話(でんわ)()()いでくれました。

      My subordinate put a call through to me.

      • N1

      タイにあるこの会社(かいしゃ)日本(にほん)とケニア(かん)国際的(こくさいてき)取引(とりひき)()()いでいる。

      This company in Thailand acts as an agent for international trade between Japan and Kenya.

      • N1

      社長(しゃちょう)からの電話(でんわ):「もしもし。至急(しきゅう)担当(たんとう)坂口(さかぐち)(くん)()()いでくれないか?」

      President on the Phone: 'Hello? Can you urgently put me through to Sakaguchi, the one in charge?'

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      部下(ぶか)()(わけ)をわざわざ上司(じょうし)()()とは…(かれ)はなんて性格(せいかく)(わる)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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