とう – Vocabulary details

とう

Verb (5-dan, transitive)

1. to ask; to inquire

お父とう様さまに問とわれて、私わたしは小ちいさな声こえで答こたえた。When asked by my father, I answered in a small voice.

2. to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to pursue (question of responsibility); to charge with

国くには会かい社しゃの責せき任にんを問とう方ほう針しんだ。The government intends to hold the company responsible.

3. to care about; to regard as important

used in neg. form

方ほう法ほうは問とわない。I don't care how you do it.

4. to call into question; to doubt; to question

usu. in passive form

この事じ件けんで、警けい察さつの対たい応おうが問とわれている。This incident has called the police's handling of it into question.

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to accuse someone; to charge someone

to call someone's ability into question; to doubt a ruler's competence

to make an appeal to the confidence of

方ほう法ほうはとわない。

I don't care how you do it.

何なにかしら責せき任にんはとわれるだろう。

They'll probably be held liable in some way.

総そう合ごう力りょくがとわれます。

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