Word

努めて

つとめて
CommonJLPT N1

Meanings

  1. Adverb

    as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's ability; diligently

In Spanish

  1. todo lo posible; en la medida de lo posible

Other forms
勉めて、力めて

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 彼かれは努つとめて雇やとい主ぬしを満足まんぞくさせようとした。

    He was zealous in satisfying his employer.

    Tatoeba #101854(opens in a new tab)
  • 水面すいめんから飛とび立たつ鳥とりは努つとめてあとを濁にごさぬようにする。

    A bird flying out of the water is careful not to cause turbulence.

    Tatoeba #143624(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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