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N2 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

(つい)やすto spend, to expend, to consume, to waste, to squander, to throw away, to devote

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to spend, to expend, to consume

    2. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to waste, to squander, to throw away

    3. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to devote

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    費やす 【ついやす】

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    Examples

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      (ちょう)高層(こうそう)ビルの建設(けんせつ)歳月(さいげつ)(つい)やす

      Spend years on the construction of a skyscraper. {to spend, to expend, to consume, to waste, to squander, to throw away, to devote}

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      先生(せんせい):「悪戯(いたずら)時間(じかん)(つい)やすのは時間(じかん)無駄(むだ)です!」

      Teacher: 'Spending time on pranks is a waste of time!' {to spend, to expend, to consume, to waste, to squander, to throw away, to devote}

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      (わたし)通勤(つうきん)のために(いち)(にち)往復(おうふく)()時間(じかん)(つい)したくありません。

      I don't want to spend four hours a day commuting back and forth. {to spend, to expend, to consume, to waste, to squander, to throw away, to devote}

      • N2

      子育(こそだ)てに(すべ)てを(つい)してきたので、成人式(せいじんしき)では(なみだ)()まらなかった。

      Since I had spent everything on raising my child, I couldn't stop crying at the coming of age ceremony. {to spend, to expend, to consume, to waste, to squander, to throw away, to devote}

      • N2

      SNSの使用(しよう)をやめて以来(いらい)無駄(むだ)(こと)時間(じかん)とエネルギーを(つい)さなくなりました。

      Ever since I stopped using social media, I have stopped wasting time and energy on unnecessary things. {to spend, to expend, to consume, to waste, to squander, to throw away, to devote}

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