Vocab Info

N2 る-verb, Transitive verb

(とな)えるto recite, to chant, to cry, to yell, to shout, to advocate, to advance, to preach, to insist

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    1. る-verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to recite, to chant

    2. る-verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to cry, to yell, to shout

    3. る-verb, Transitive verb

      3.

      to advocate, to advance, to preach, to insist

    All Forms

    唱える 【となえる】

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    • Pitch Accent

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    Examples

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      魔女(まじょ)呪文(じゅもん)(とな)ています。

      The witch is reciting a spell.

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      その学者(がくしゃ)(あたら)しい理論(りろん)(とな)えました

      That scholar advocated a new theory.

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      自信(じしん)()(かれ)(みずか)らを失敗(しっぱい)しない(おとこ)(とな)ている。

      He, who is confident, is insisting himself as a man who does not fail.

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      (てら)での民泊(みんぱく)(つう)じてお(ぼう)さんが(とな)えている経典(きょうてん)(まな)びました。

      I learned the scriptures recited by monks through my stay at a temple homestay.

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      あの上司(じょうし)異議(いぎ)(とな)てはならぬ。もし(とな)たら、()(かたき)にされてしまうぞ。

      You mustn't advocate against that boss's views. If you do, you'll be made an enemy.

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