手に取る – Vocabulary details

手てに取とる

Expression

Verb (5-dan, る)

1. to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

hand

take

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one

to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)

to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)

clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one

チョークを手てに取とった。

He picked up a piece of chalk.

ぱっとリモコンを手てに取とった。

I quickly picked up the remote control.

トムは鉛えん筆ぴつを手てに取とり、書かき始はじめた。

Tom picked his pencil up and started to write.

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