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寄越よこす

Kana よこす Romaji yokosu

JLPT N2 Common word

Definitions

01godan verb · transitive

usually kana

to send; to forward

02godan verb · transitive

usually kana

to hand over (e.g. money)

03auxiliary verb · godan verb

usually kana

indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker

after the -te form of a verb; oft. with the nuance that the action is one-sided or unwelcome

Examples

誰か助けをよこしてください。

Is there someone who could help me?

Tatoeba #136891

彼はりんごをぽいとなげてよこした。

He chucked me the apple.

Tatoeba #110333

私が事務所にいる間は電話をかけてよこさないでくれ。

Don't phone me while I'm at the office.

Tatoeba #167703

Other forms

遣す (rarely used kanji form)

Source

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