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こなす
Meanings
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
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
Alt. forms
こなす
99%
熟こなす
Pitch accent
こ
なす
Top 2500
Conjugations...Used in: 3149
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
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
3 more...
Examples (10 in total)
Money will do anything.
No one else can fill that job.
No matter what he does, he does it well.
Tom did everything Mary asked him to do.
Here the wages are paid in proportion to the amount of work done.
He doesn't have the ability to do the work properly.
I wish you good luck with your new responsibilities.
Officially it is his responsibility, but in fact his secretary does all the work.
I find it difficult to do all this work in a day.
The actor really played cowboy roles better than any other actor.