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過ごす

sugosu

Description

「過ごす」は、時間や日々をある場所や方法で使うという意味の言葉です。

"過ごす" means to spend time or days in a certain place or manner.

「休みを家で過ごす」のように、どんなふうに時間を使うかを言うときによく使います。

It is often used to say how one spends time, as in "休みを家で過ごす" (spend a holiday at home).

Meanings

過ごすsugosu

to spend or pass (time)

週末は家族と過ごします。

I spend weekends with my family.

過ごすsugosu

to overdo; do to excess

お酒を飲み過ごさないでください。

Please don't drink too much alcohol.

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Notes

  • Nuance

    過ごす focuses on how you spend time, while 暮らす means to live/reside day to day.

  • Form

    as suffix -過ごす (as in 飲み過ごす) means doing something to excess.

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