ついや
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. to spend; to expend; to consume
2. to waste; to squander; to throw away
3. to devote
Pitch accent
いや
いやす
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to expend money; to spend money
Examples (31 in total)
I have spent a lot of money on my house.
He devoted a lot of time to study.
A considerable amount of time and effort have been spent already.
Students spend a lot of time playing.
She spends most of her income on books.
Joe spends the majority of his time in sports.
A student spends a lot of time studying.
A large amount of money was spent on the bridge.
I want to spend rest of the life pursuing my ideals.
Almost all of Tom's free time is spent on a golf course.
They didn't want to spend much time talking about it.
I spent three years looking for a good director, but couldn't find one.
Many years have been spent in building the tower.
She spends her free time making dolls.
She spent a good deal of money on her vacation.
He put a lot of time and effort into preparing for the exam.
Senior executives spend a lot of time training their subordinates.
I spent all yesterday afternoon cleaning my room.
I spent several days sorting through her papers.
They spent hours in argument about the future of Japan.
I've spent the entire morning cleaning my room.
You ought not to have spent so much money on your hobby.
I am determined to spend my lifetime pursuing my ideals.
Tom spends a lot of time helping Mary do her homework.
Tom doesn't mind devoting a lot of time to helping the homeless.
I didn't want to spend any more time cleaning the kitchen floor.
Many people think that children spend too much time watching TV.
I spent a great deal of time dealing with that problem last week.
Those who spend too much time traveling become strangers in their own country.
Five years have been spent building the new building.
I spent three months compiling this data.