つきとめる – Vocabulary details

つきとめる

Verb (1-dan, transitive)

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

2. to stab to death

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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

やっとトムの居い所どころをつきとめることができたんだ。

I finally was able to find out where Tom lives.

何なにが旨うまく行いかなかったのかつきとめなければならない。

I need to find out exactly what went wrong.

われわれは、彼かの女じょの行ゆ方くえをつきとめることが出で来きなかった。

We couldn't find out her whereabouts.

彼かれらの隠かくれ家がをつきとめるのに１いっ週しゅう間かんかかった。

It took us a week to locate their hideaway.

この無む責せき任にんなうわさの源みなもとをつきとめたいと思おもう。

I want to find out the source of this irresponsible rumor.

その起き源げんをつきとめるには中ちゅう世せいにさかのぼらなくてはいけない。

To determine its origins, we must go back to the middle ages.

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