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Japanese

いをつける

ねらいをつける
Meaning: to aim at; to take aim at
Part of Speech: Verb, Phrase

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 狙いをつける 狙いをつけない
Polite 狙いをつけます 狙いをつけません
Past 狙いをつけた 狙いをつけなかった
Polite + Past 狙いをつけました 狙いをつけませんでした
Te-form 狙いをつけて 狙いをつけなくて
Potential 狙いをつけられる 狙いをつけられない
Passive 狙いをつけられる 狙いをつけられない
Causative 狙いをつけさせる 狙いをつけさせない
Imperative 狙いをつけろ 狙いをつけるな

Example

彼は的に狙いをつけて、ゆっくり矢を放った。
He took aim at the target and slowly released the arrow.

Usage Notes

Used when adjusting your aim toward a target before shooting or throwing something. The target is commonly marked with に in Japanese.

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