► 名詞
片付け [かたづけ] meaning: clean rank: 1
☆ 宴会の片付けに数時間掛かった ⇨ It took a few hours for cleanup after the party (☛ Dispose of trash and make things tidy)
片付け [かたづけ] meaning: organize rank: 1
☆ 子供に遊んだ後の片付けをさせるべきだ ⇨ You should have the kids clean up the clutter after playing (☛ Clean up clutter and make things tidy)
More examples:
- 簡単な所から先に片付けよう ⇨ Let’s take care of the easy parts first
- 彼等は相手を簡単に片付けた ⇨ They defeated the opponent handily
- 彼はせかせかしている割に何の仕事も片付けていない ⇨ He looks very busy but actually is not getting any work done
- 先ずはこの案件から片付けよう ⇨ Let’s take care of this issue first
- 彼等はパーティーの後片付けをしている ⇨ They are cleaning things up after the party
- 早いところ片付けよう ⇨ Let’s get it over with as soon as we can
- 片付けなきゃいけない仕事が未だいくつか有る ⇨ I still have a couple of things that I need to get done
- 雑用をさっさと片付けて遊びに行きたい ⇨ I want to get the chores done quickly and go out and have some fun
- 用事を固めて片付けた ⇨ I took care of various choirs in one occasion
- 時間が有る内にみんな片付けちゃおう ⇨ Let’s take care of everything while we have time
- 週末に部屋を片付けた ⇨ I cleaned up my room during the weekend
- おもちゃを片付けなさい ⇨ Put away your toys