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買う
kau
Description
「買う」は、お金をはらって、ほしい物を自分のものにすることです。
"買う" means to pay money and make something you want your own.
店やインターネットで、毎日のようによく使う言葉です。
It is a word often used daily in stores or on the internet.
Meanings
買うkau
to buy; to purchase something with money
スーパーで野菜を買います。
I buy vegetables at the supermarket.
買うkau
to value highly; to appreciate someone's quality
彼の努力を高く買っています。
I highly appreciate his efforts.
買うkau
to invite (trouble, resentment); to bring on oneself
その一言で友だちの怒りを買った。
That one remark made my friend angry.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
The base meaning is 'to buy,' but 買う also means to value or to provoke (怒りを買う).
- Conjugation
買う is a godan verb; te-form is 買って, negative is 買わない.
In videos
“もちろん本も買うことができるよ。”
“これ買うやつも作ったやつもアホ。”
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