Vocab Info

N3 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

言付(ことづ)けるto send word, to send a message, to make an excuse, to make a pretext of

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.), to send (via someone else), to leave (a message) with someone

    2. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to use as an excuse, to make a pretext of

      Archaic

    All Forms

    言付ける 【ことづける】託ける 【ことづける】

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 68,600

    Examples

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      (わたし)(ちち)(はは)への伝言(でんごん)(こと)()ました。

      I left a message with my father for my mother.

      • N3

      異国(いこく)()(あに)へのお土産(みやげ)(はは)(こと)()ける

      I'll ask my mother to pass on a souvenir for my brother who lives abroad.

      • N3

      友達(ともだち)(わたし)今日(きょう)講義(こうぎ)欠席(けっせき)する理由(りゆう)(こと)()ておこう。

      I'll ask a friend to explain why I was absent from today's lecture.

      • N3

      上司(じょうし):「(いま)から社長(しゃちょう)(はな)すけど、(なに)(こと)()ておいてほしい(こと)はあるか?」

      Boss: 'I'm going to talk to the president now. Is there anything you want me to tell him?'

      • N3

      多忙(たぼう)により訪問(ほうもん)出来(でき)ないため、()まれた(おい)へのお(いわ)いの(しな)(はは)(こと)()ておきました。

      I couldn't visit due to a busy schedule, so I asked my mother to bring a celebration gift for my newborn nephew.

      • N2
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