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当あてる

Kana あてる Romaji ateru

JLPT N3 Common word

Definitions

01ichidan verb · transitive

to hit

02ichidan verb · transitive

to expose

03ichidan verb · transitive

to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to put against; to hold on; to hold against

04ichidan verb · transitive

to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class)

05ichidan verb · transitive

to guess (an answer)

06ichidan verb · transitive

to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)

Examples

その金は体育館の建設に当てられた。

The money was appropriated for building the gymnasium.

Tatoeba #211365

かろうじて車に当てられずにすんだ。

I narrowly escaped being hit by a car.

Tatoeba #226129

この薬品は日光に当てないようにしなさい。

Don't expose this chemical to direct sunlight.

Tatoeba #219236

Source

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