Vocab Info

N3 る-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. る-verb, Transitive verb

      1.

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

    2. る-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】

    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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