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N3 う-verb (す), Transitive verb

寄越(よこ)すto send, to forward, to hand over (e.g. money)

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    1. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to send, to forward

        Usually written using kana alone

      2. 2.

        to hand over (e.g. money)

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    寄越す 【よこす】、遣す 【よこす】

    Details

      • よ

      • こ

      • す

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    Examples

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      父(ちち)は私(わたし)に使(つか)いを寄越(よこ)したようです。

      My father seems to have sent a messenger to me.

      • N3

      ガラクタを私(わたし)に送(おく)って寄越(よこ)すのをやめてくれる？

      Would you stop sending me your junk?

      • N3

      遠(とお)く離(はな)れて住(す)む妹(いもうと)が私(わたし)に手紙(てがみ)を寄越(よこ)すなんて珍(めずら)しいです。

      It's unusual for my sister who lives far away from me to send me a letter.

      • N3

      不機嫌(ふきげん)だからと言(い)って何(なに)も言(い)って寄越(よこ)さないのは失礼(しつれい)だと思(おも)います。

      I think it's rude not to say something or send something just because you're in a bad mood.

      • N3

      不良(ふりょう)からバイトの分(わ)け前(まえ)を寄越(よこ)せと脅(おど)されて断(ことわ)ろうとしたら殴(なぐ)られてしまった。

      A delinquent threatened me to hand over a cut of my part-time job, and when I tried to refuse, he beat me up.

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