► 動詞
求める [(3)もとめる] [liter] meaning: request rank: 1
☆ 彼は損害賠償を求めて訴訟を起こした ⇨ He filed a lawsuit asking for a compensation for the damage
☆ 彼は首相に回答を求めた ⇨ He asked the prime minister to respond
求める [(3)もとめる] [liter] meaning: want rank: 1
☆ 彼は新しい可能性を求めて海外に移住した ⇨ He emigrated to a foreign country looking for new opportunities
☆ 彼女は夫に求められいないと感じた ⇨ She felt she was needed by her husband
求める [(3)もとめる] [liter] [polite] meaning: buy rank: 2
☆ お求めやすい価格で提供しております ⇨ We are offering our products at a price you can buy easier. an affordable price (☛ A polite expression sellers use when referring to customers buying)
☆ 全国の書店でお求め下さい ⇨ Please buy your copy at bookstores around the country (☛ A polite expression sellers use when referring to customers buying)
More examples:
- 助けを求める声が聞こえた ⇨ I heard someone crying for help
- 彼は不当解雇の慰謝料を求める訴訟を起こした ⇨ He filed a lawsuit asking for damages regarding the unlawful termination
- 自由を求める叫び ⇨ A cry for freedom
- 彼は常に自らに完璧を求める ⇨ He always demands perfection from himself
- 説明を求めると彼はしどろもどろになった ⇨ When I asked for an explanation he wasn’t able to answer articulately
- 犯罪者に猛省を求める ⇨ I demand thorough repentance from the criminal