つくす – Vocabulary details

つくす

Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)

1. to use up; to exhaust; to run out of

Verb (5-dan, す, intransitive)

2. to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to serve; to work (for a cause)

Suffix

Verb (5-dan, す)

3. to do to exhaustion; to do completely; to do fully

after masu stem of verb

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to stand stock still

to cover fully; to wrap around

to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes

手てはつくしました。

I've done all I can.

彼かれは誠せい心しん誠せい意い、彼かの女じょにつくした。

He devoted himself whole-heartedly to her.

何なにをするにしても、ベストはつくさなきゃ。

In doing anything, you must do your best.

それは彼かれが悪わるいのではなかった。なぜなら彼かれは全ぜん力りょくとつくしたからだ。

It was not his fault, for he did his best.

英えい国こくは各かく人じんがその本ほん分ぶんをつくすことを期き待たいする。

England expects that every man will do his duty.

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