突き止める – Vocabulary details

突つき止とめる

Verb (1-dan, transitive)

1. to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; to locate; to identify

それを突つき止とめたいと思おもってるんだ。I want to find that out.

2. to stab to death

thrust

stop

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きとめ

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thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

それを突つき止とめたいと思おもってるんだ。

I want to find that out.

原げん因いんを突つき止とめてください。

Please determine the cause.

やっとトムの居い所どころを突つき止とめることができたんだ。

I finally was able to find out where Tom lives.

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