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N2 う-verb (す), Transitive verb

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

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    1. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      1.

      to spend, to expend, to consume

    2. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      2.

      to waste, to squander, to throw away

    3. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      3.

      to devote

    All Forms

    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.

      • N2

      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!'

      • N2

      (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.

      • 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.

      • 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.

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