Vocab Info

A1 Expressions, Godan verb with 'u' ending

()にかなうto make sense

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Expressions, Godan verb with 'u' ending

      1.

      to make sense

    All Forms

    理にかなう 【りにかなう】理に適う 【りにかなう】

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    • Pitch Accent

    Examples

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      (おさな)子供(こども)()にかなった方法(ほうほう)(えら)ぶことが出来(でき)ない。

      Young children cannot choose methods that make sense. {to make sense}

      • N1

      (やす)給料(きゅうりょう)(おお)くの(ひと)(やと)うのは()にかなうやり(かた)だ。

      Hiring a lot of people with low wages is a method that makes sense. {to make sense}

      • N1

      (やく)()たない社員(しゃいん)(くび)にするのは()にかなう手段(しゅだん)である。

      It makes sense to fire employees who are not useful. {to make sense}

      • N1

      ()にかなったやり(かた)でやればこそ、効率(こうりつ)(てき)作業(さぎょう)ができるのです。

      It is precisely because you do things in a way that makes sense, that you can work efficiently. {to make sense}

      • N1

      上司(じょうし)から()にかなう説明(せつめい)()けて、やっと(こころ)から納得(なっとく)することができました。

      After receiving a reasonable explanation from my boss, I was finally able to truly understand and accept it. {to make sense}

      • N1
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