JLPT N1 • GENERAL

to spend

Practice Question

🎉 Explanation

English Explanation

A transitive verb (他動詞) meaning to spend or consume a significant amount of a resource, such as time, money, or energy, for a particular purpose. It often implies that the resource has been completely used up in the process. It carries a nuance of a larger scale or greater effort than the more common verb 使う (to use). Collocations include "時間を費やす" (to spend time). Example: "He spent his entire life studying ancient history." (彼は古代史の研究に一生を費やした。)

日本語解説

この他動詞は、時間、金銭、労力などを、ある目的のために使い果たすことを意味する。「使う」よりも、多くの量を、またはすっかりなくしてしまうというニュアンスが強い。「時間を費やす」「エネルギーを費やす」「研究に全財産を費やす」などのように使われる。例文:「彼はそのプロジェクトに多くの時間を費やした。」

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