譲る – Vocabulary details

譲ゆずる

Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)

1. to hand over; to transfer; to turn over; to assign; to convey; to bequeath

2. to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way

3. to yield; to concede; to give ground; to surrender

4. to sell

5. to postpone; to put off; to defer

concede

ゆ

ずる

to yield; to give way to; to make way for

to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat

to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point

彼かれは財ざい産さんを息むす子こに譲ゆずった。

He passed his property on to his son.

私わたしは事じ業ぎょうを息むす子こに譲ゆずった。

I turned over the business to my son.

その会かい社しゃは新あたらしい人ひとに譲ゆずられた。

The company was transferred to a new man.

叔お父じは私わたしに車くるまを譲ゆずってくれた。

My uncle gave me his car.

マジで、トムにパソコン譲ゆずろうと思おもってる？

Are you seriously thinking of giving Tom your computer?

彼かれは何なんの見み返かえりも求もとめないで、昔むかしの友ゆう人じんの娘むすめさんに全ぜん財ざい産さんを譲ゆずった。

He gave away his entire fortune to an old friend's daughter, and expected nothing in return.

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