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A3 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

()使()to employ, to hire (a servant)

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    1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to employ, to hire (a servant)

    All Forms

    召し使う 【めしつかう】召使う 【めしつかう】

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      (いえ)掃除(そうじ)のために使用人(しようにん)()使(つか)う。

      To hire a servant for cleaning the house.

        (かれ)彼女(かのじょ)()使(つか)われてこの屋敷(やしき)にいます。

        He is in this mansion because he has been employed by her.

          (むかし)女中(じょちゅう)を召(*)し使(つか)っていたが(いま)自分(じぶん)(まった)てやっている。

          In the past, I employed a maid, but now I do everything myself.

            夫婦(ふうふ)対等(たいとう)であるのに(つま)()使(つか)うなんて、下劣(げれつ)(きわ)まりないです。

            Even though a husband and wife are equals, employing a wife as a servant is extremely despicable.

              使用人(しようにん)()使(つか)っている人には責任(せきにん)を人に()()けるきらいがあります。

              People who employ servants tend to shift responsibility onto others.

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