Vocab Info

N2 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

(いとな)to carry on (e.g. in ceremony), to run a business

    Dictionary Definition

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

      1.

      to run (a business), to operate, to conduct, to practice (law, medicine, etc.)

    2. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to carry out, to perform, to lead (a life)

    3. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

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    営む 【いとなむ】

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    Examples

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      祖父(そふ)()(じゅう)()(にち)法要(ほうよう)(いとな)んだ。

      I ran a memorial service on my grandfather's 49th day. {to carry on (e.g. in ceremony), to run a business}

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      社会(しゃかい)生活(せいかつ)(いとな)ためには、協調(きょうちょう)(せい)必要(ひつよう)だ。

      In order to carry on a social life, cooperation is necessary. {to carry on (e.g. in ceremony), to run a business}

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      (わたし)家系(かけい)では、()祖父(そふ)(だい)からこの旅館(りょかん)(いとな)んでいます。

      In my family line, we have been running this inn since my great-grandfather's generation. {to carry on (e.g. in ceremony), to run a business}

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      花屋(はなや)にしても、パン()にしても、自分(じぶん)事業(じぎょう)(いとな)には資金(しきん)知識(ちしき)必要(ひつよう)です。

      Whether it's a florist or a bakery, running your own business requires capital and knowledge. {to carry on (e.g. in ceremony), to run a business}

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      金欠(きんけつ)なので、本業(ほんぎょう)(かたわ)副業(ふくぎょう)(いとな)(はじ)めた。そのおかげで十日(とおか)ぶりにお(さけ)()(こと)出来(でき)た。

      Because I was short of money, I started a side job alongside my main job. Thanks to that, I was able to buy alcohol for the first time in ten days. {to carry on (e.g. in ceremony), to run a business}

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