It’s important to study a little bit every day when studying a new language, so let’s work together to learn a new phrase today!
And that phrase is… Yuuzuu ga kiku!
What does yuuzuu ga kiku mean?
As this is a phrase made up of two words, I’ll break them down separately.
่้ใปใใใใใปyuuzuu
This word actually has two meanings: to loan (money), and to be flexible. For today’s lesson, we’re going to be utilizing the “flexible” meaning.
ๅนใใปใใใปkiku
This word means to be effective, to be possible. For today’s lesson, we’re going to be utilizing the “possible” meaning.
่้ใๅนใใปใใใใใใใใปyuuzuu ga kiku
When we put them together in a phrase, it comes to mean “to be flexible”. Flexible as in “can adapt to situations easily”, not “can move their body well”. Please take care not to mix the two up!
Let’s try using ่้ใๅนใใปใใใใใใใใปyuuzuu ga kiku in a sentence!
Example 1
English: Even though he’s busy, if it’s for me, he’ll change his schedule around. I like flexible people like him.
Romaji only: Kare wa isogashii no ni, watashi no tame nara yotei wo kaetekureru. Kare mitai ni yuuzuu ga kiku hito ga hontou ni suki.
Hiragana only: ใใใใฏใใใใใใใใฎใใซใใใใใใฎใใใใใชใใใใฆใใใใใใใฆใใใใใใใใฟใใใใซใใใใใใใใใใใใฒใจใใใใปใใจใใใซใใใใ
Final: ๅฝผใฏๅฟใใใฎใซใ็งใฎใใใชใไบๅฎใๅคใใฆใใใใๅฝผใฟใใใซ่้ใๅนใไบบใๆฌๅฝใซๅฅฝใใ
Example 2
English: I’m fed up of your not being flexible. Could you loosen up just a little bit?
Romaji only: Anata no yuuzuu ga kikanai tokoro wa hontou ni akita. Sukoshi demo yurukushite kurenai kana?
Hiragana only: ใใชใใใฎใใใใใใใใใใใชใใใจใใใใฏใใปใใจใใใซใใใใใใใใใใงใใใใใใใฆใใใใชใใใใช๏ผ
Final: ใใชใใฎ่้ใๅนใใชใใจใใใฏๆฌๅฝใซ้ฃฝใใใๅฐใใงใ็ทฉใใใฆใใใชใใใช๏ผ
Example 3
English: It would be nice if the homeroom teacher is flexible. I’m bad at meeting deadlines for one…
Romaji only: Tan’nin no sensei wa yuuzuu ga kiku to ii desu ne… Watashi wa shimekiri ni ma ni au no ga heta desu shi…
Hiragana only: ใใใใใใฎใใใใใใใฏใใใใใใใใใใใใจใใใใใงใใใญใใใใใใฏใใใใใใใซใใพใใซใใใใใฎใใใใธใใใงใใใใใใ
Final: ๆ ไปปใฎๅ ็ใฏ่้ใๅนใใจใใใงใใญใ็งใฏ็ท ๅใซ้ใซๅใใฎใไธๆใงใใใใใ
Example 4
English: When the employees are struggling, our boss adjusts the schedule without complaint. Having a boss that’s this flexible, I’m so lucky.
Romaji only: Ten’in ga komatteiru toki, kachou wa itsumo monku wo iwazauni sukeju-ru wo chousei shitekureru. kon’nani yuuzuu ga kiku kachou ga iru nante, rakki- da na.
Hiragana only: ใฆใใใใใใใใพใฃใฆใใใใจใใใใกใใใใฏใใใคใใใใใใใใใใใใซใในใฏใธใฅใผใซใใใใกใใใใใใใฆใใใใใใใชใซใใใใใใใใใใใใใกใใใใใใใใใชใใฆใใฉใใญใผใใ ใใชใ
Final: ๅบๅกใๅฐใฃใฆใใๆใ่ชฒ้ทใฏใใคใๆๅฅใ่จใใใซในใฑใธใฅใผใซใ่ชฟๆดใใฆใใใใใใใชใซ่้ใๅนใ่ชฒ้ทใใใใชใใฆใใฉใใญใผใ ใชใ
Example 5
English: We were originally supposed to go to the aquarium, but the moment we met up I realized I really wanted to go to the amusement park.
Romaji only: Motomoto suizokukan ni iku yotei datta kedo, shuugou shita totan ni yuuenchi ni ikitakunacchatta. Kareshi wa yuuzuu ga kiku hito dakara, yuuenchi made tsukiatte kureta.
Hiragana only: ใใจใใจใใใใใใใใใซใใใใใใฆใใใ ใฃใใใใฉใใใ ใใใใใใใใจใใใใซใใใใใใกใใซใใใใใใชใฃใกใใฃใใใใใใใฏใใใใใใใใใใใใฒใจใใ ใใใใใใใใกใใพใงใใคใใใฃใฆใใใใใ
Final: ใใจใใจๆฐดๆ้คจใซ่กใไบๅฎใ ใฃใใใฉใ้ๅใใ้็ซฏใซ้ๅๅฐใซ่กใใใใชใฃใกใใฃใใๅฝผๆฐใฏ่้ใๅนใไบบใ ใใใ้ๅๅฐใพใงไปใๅใฃใฆใใใใ

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