Vocab Info
N4 う-verb
役に立つ
to be helpful, to be useful
Details
Pitch Accent
や
く
に
た
つ
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Word Type
う-verb
単語の書類
五段動詞
Examples
彼はとても役に立つ社員だ。
He is a very helpful employee.
N4この機械は全く役に立ちません。
This machine is of no use to us.
N4将来は人の役に立てるような大人になろうと思っている。
In the future, I plan to become an adult who can be helpful to others.
N4そんな役に立たない知識を持っていてもあまり良い事は無いと思うけど…。
I don't think it does much good to have such useless knowledge...
N3この電子辞書は言語の検索以上に役に立つので非常に重宝しています。
This electronic dictionary is very useful because it has many more features than just a language search.
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