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N2 う-verb (す)

()to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across, to go over (e.g. with audience), to pass time (e.g. a winter), to surpass, to be better than, to exceed, to move house, to go, to come

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    1. う-verb (す)

      1. 1.

        to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across

      2. 2.

        to get over (e.g. hardship)

      3. 3.

        to pass time (e.g. a winter)

      4. 4.

        to surpass, to be better than, to exceed

        often 超す
      5. 5.

        to move house

      6. 6.

        to go, to come

        Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language,

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    All Forms

    越す 【こす】超す 【こす】

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      明日(あした)大晦日(おおみそか)です。(だれ)(とし)()しますか?

      Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Who will you pass the time of New Year with?

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      (うし)ろを(はし)っていたランナーに()される。

      To be surpassed by the runner who was running behind.

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      (ぼく)(いま)新居(しんきょ)()ためにお(かね)()めています。

      I am currently saving money to move to a new home.

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      (わたし)祖父(そふ)は、還暦(かんれき)()(まえ)大腸(だいちょう)(がん)によって()くなってしまった。

      My grandfather passed away from colon cancer before he crossed over the age of sixty.

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      電車(でんしゃ)使(つか)えるだけマシだ。(わたし)金欠(きんけつ)なので、(なん)(にち)(ある)いて国境(こっきょう)()つもりだ。

      It's good that the train is running, but I'm broke, so it's a multi-day hike across the border for me.

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