こなす – Vocabulary details

こなす

Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)

Usually written in kana

1. to digest

2. to break down; to break to pieces; to crush

3. to be able to use; to be good at; to have a good command of

4. to finish; to complete; to manage; to perform

しかしそれもいずれはこなさねばならないことだ。However, that too is something that must eventually be handled.

5. to sell

Suffix

Verb (5-dan, す)

Usually written in kana

6. to do ... well; to do ... completely

after the -masu stem of a verb

こ

なす

to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver

to deal with a large number

お金かねは何なんでもこなす。

Money will do anything.

それまでは何なんとかこなしていくしかない。

Until then, we have no choice but to somehow manage to get through it.

休きゅう憩けいを挟はさみつつ、練れん習しゅうをこなしていく。

We work through the practice, inserting breaks in between.

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