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

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

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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.

他ほかにその仕し事ごとをこなせる人ひとはいないよ。

No one else can fill that job.

何なにをやるにしても、彼かれは上じょう手ずにこなす。

No matter what he does, he does it well.

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