ひきつぐ – Vocabulary details

ひきつぐ

Meanings

Verb (5-dan, ぐ, transitive)

1. to take over; to hand over

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

ひ

きつ

ぐ

Conjugations...Used in: 38

Composed of

ひき

pull; patronage; tug; discount

つぐ

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

Examples (13 in total)

父ちちの財ざい産さんをひきついだ。

I inherited my father's property.

僕ぼくが君きみの仕し事ごとをひきつごう。

I'll take over your job.

彼かれは父ちち親おやの仕し事ごとをひきついだ。

He took over his father's business.

私わたしの息むす子こが仕し事ごとをひきつぐだろう。

My son will take over the job.

彼かれは、お父とうさんのビジネスをひきつぎました。

He has taken over his father's business.

この会かい社しゃは誰だれがひきつぐと思おもう？

Who do you think will take over the company?

彼かれは父ちちからその商しょう売ばいをひきついだ。

He took over the business from his father.

夫おっとの死し後ご彼かの女じょが事じ業ぎょうをひきついだ。

She took over the business after her husband died.

彼かれが引いん退たいしたとき、彼かれの息むす子こが商しょう売ばいをひきついだ。

When he retired, his son took over his business.

ジョンが引いん退たいした時とき、息むす子こが事じ業ぎょうをひきついだ。

When John retired, his son took over his business.

君きみが日に本ほんを離はなれている間あいだは、私わたしが君きみの職しょく務むをひきつぎましょう。

I'll take over your duties while you are away from Japan.

小泉氏しが森もり氏しの総そう理り大だい臣じんの座ざをひきついだ。

Mr Koizumi succeeded Mr Mori as prime minister.

私わたしが不ふ在ざいの間あいだは俊しゅんが私わたしの仕し事ごとをひきつぎます。

Shun will take over my job while I'm away.

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Meanings

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

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Examples (13 in total)