tsutomete
Meaning and examples
make efforts — te-form
まずは自分で努めてみます。
まず は じぶん で つとめて みます。
mazu wa jibun de tsutomete mimasu.
First I will try to make efforts myself.
💡 Form of 努める (to make efforts).
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Words 1711–1720
tsutomete
make efforts — te-form
まずは自分で努めてみます。
まず は じぶん で つとめて みます。
mazu wa jibun de tsutomete mimasu.
First I will try to make efforts myself.
💡 Form of 努める (to make efforts).
tsutomete
work for — te-form
勤めて、家に帰りました。
つとめて、いえ に かえりました。
tsutomete, ie ni kaerimashita.
I work for and then went home.
💡 Form of 勤める (to work for).
semete
attack — te-form
まずは自分で攻めてみます。
まず は じぶん で せめて みます。
mazu wa jibun de semete mimasu.
First I will try to attack myself.
💡 Form of 攻める (to attack).
semete
blame — te-form
まず責めて、そのあとで昼ご飯を食べます。
まず せめて、その あと で ひるごはん を たべます。
mazu semete, sono ato de hirugohan o tabemasu.
First I blame, and after that I have lunch.
💡 Form of 責める (to blame).
nagamete
gaze at — te-form
眺めてから、仕事を始めます。
ながめて から、しごと を はじめます。
nagamete kara, shigoto o hajimemasu.
I start work after I gaze at.
💡 Form of 眺める (to gaze at).
osamete
obtain — te-form
収めて、家に帰りました。
おさめて、いえ に かえりました。
osamete, ie ni kaerimashita.
I obtain and then went home.
💡 Form of 収める (to obtain / settle).
osamete
pay (taxes) — te-form
納めてもいいですか。
おさめて も いい です か。
osamete mo ii desu ka.
Is it all right if I pay (taxes)?
💡 Form of 納める (to pay (taxes)).
osamete
govern — te-form
治めて、家に帰りました。
おさめて、いえ に かえりました。
osamete, ie ni kaerimashita.
I govern and then went home.
💡 Form of 治める (to govern).
sadamete
establish — te-form
定めて、それから会議に出ます。
さだめて、それから かいぎ に でます。
sadamete, sorekara kaigi ni demasu.
I establish, and then attend the meeting.
💡 Form of 定める (to establish / stipulate).
susumete
advance — te-form
進めてもいいですか。
すすめて も いい です か。
susumete mo ii desu ka.
Is it all right if I advance?
💡 Form of 進める (to advance / proceed with).
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