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Learn Hardcore Japanese: 〜you to suru - to try to do

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 45
/〜you to suru

〜you to suru

Word

〜よう　と　する〜you to suru

Meaning

to try to do

Part of speech

verb suffix

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of 〜you to suru

彼女かのじょ　は　朝あさ　から　熱ねつっぽい　のに、　無理むり　に　仕事しごと　へ　行いこう　と　して　いました。kanojo wa asa kara netsuppoi noni, muri ni shigoto e ikou to shite imashita.

Even though she had felt feverish since morning, she was trying to force herself to go to work.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

彼かれ　は　重おもい　荷物にもつ　を　一人ひとり　で　運はこぼう　と　しました　が、　できません　でした。kare wa omoi nimotsu o hitori de hakobou to shimashita ga, dekimasen deshita.

He tried to carry the heavy luggage by himself, but he could not.

熱ねつ　が　ある　のに　仕事しごと　へ　行いこう　と　して　いる　彼女かのじょ　を　見みて、　みんな　かわいそう　だ　と　言いって　いた。netsu ga aru noni shigoto e ikou to shite iru kanojo o mite, minna kawaisou da to itte ita.

Seeing her trying to go to work even though she had a fever, everyone said they felt sorry for her.

猫ねこ　は　リード　が　好すき　で　は　なく、　すぐ　逃にげよう　と　しました。neko wa riido ga suki de wa naku, sugu nigeyou to shimashita.

The cat does not like the leash and immediately tried to run away.

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