Vocab Info

N2 Godan verb with 'u' ending (special class), Transitive verb

()to beg, to ask, to request, to invite

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    1. Godan verb with 'u' ending (special class), Transitive verb

      1.

      to beg, to ask, to request, to invite

    2. Godan verb with 'u' ending (special class), Transitive verb

      2.

      to pray, to wish

    All Forms

    乞う 【こう】請う 【こう】

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

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    Examples

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      家来(けらい)主人(しゅじん)(ゆる)しを()

      The servant begs the master for forgiveness.

      • N2

      ホームレスの人々(ひとびと)()(もの)()姿(すがた)()ました。

      I saw homeless people asking for food.

      • N2

      雪山(ゆきやま)遭難(そうなん)したので、救助(きゅうじょ)()(こと)にしました。

      Since I was stranded in the snowy mountains, I decided to ask for rescue.

      • N2

      名人(めいじん)(おし)えを()には、お(かね)(なに)かを()()必要(ひつよう)があります。

      To request advice from an expert, you need to offer money or something else.

      • N2

      必死(ひっし)(ゆる)しを()ただけあって、今日(きょう)主人(しゅじん)(むち)()たれませんでした。

      As I desperately begged for forgiveness, today I was not whipped by my master.

      • N2
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