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10 運転する To Drive

Part of Speech

する verb

Reading

うんてんする

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentences

休日には、とくにあてもなく運転するのがすきなんだ。

I really like driving around aimlessly when I’m on holiday.

運転する時は、ぜっ対に後ろはふり返りません。サメと同じで、前しか見ないんです。

I never look back when I drive. I'm like a shark—only looking forward.

このフグモデルの車は最高だね!とても気に入ったよ。毎日運転するのが待ち遠しいよ。

This Fugu model car is amazing! I love it! I can’t wait to start driving it every day.

Meaning Explanation

A thing that carries rotations (think wheels!) is most kinds of vehicles. So, it's kind of like saying you're "doing vehicles" here... but that doesn't make sense. What do you do to vehicles though? You drive them. That's why this word means to drive.

Reading Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Utilized Kanji

  • 運
    • うん
    • Carry
  • 転
    • てん
    • Revolve
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