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N1 う-verb (う), Transitive verb

(まかな)to give board to, to provide meals, to pay, to cover (the cost)

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    1. う-verb (う), Transitive verb

      1.

      to supply (goods, money, etc.), to cover (costs), to pay, to finance, to maintain (e.g. a family)

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. う-verb (う), Transitive verb

      2.

      to give board, to provide meals

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    賄う 【まかなう】

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      寄付(きふ)(きん)費用(ひよう)(まかな)っています。

      The operating costs are covered by donations.

      • N1

      バイト(さき)では夕食(ゆうしょく)(まかな)ってもらっている。

      I get provided with dinner at my part-time job.

      • N1

      (おや)からの仕送(しおく)りで(まかな)っている(ぼく)はまだまだ子供(こども)だ。

      I, who am still having my expenses covered by my parents, am still very much a child.

      • N1

      (せん)(にん)()える社員(しゃいん)食事(しょくじ)(まかな)厨房(ちゅうぼう)なんて、さぞ(おお)きいだろう。

      A kitchen that provides food to over a thousand employees must be massive.

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      給食(きゅうしょく)のおばちゃんたちが全校(ぜんこう)生徒(せいと)三百(さんびゃく)(にん)(ぶん)食事(しょくじ)(まかな)っています。

      The lunch ladies provide meals for all 300 students at school.

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