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Japanese

いる

もちいる
Meaning: to use; to employ; to adopt
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 用いる 用いない
Polite 用います 用いません
Past 用いた 用いなかった
Polite + Past 用いました 用いませんでした
Te-form 用いて 用いなくて
Potential 用いられる 用いられない
Passive 用いられる 用いられない
Causative 用いさせる 用いさせない
Imperative 用いろ 用いるな

Example sentences

彼は問題を解決するために、新しい方法を用いた。
He used a new method to solve the problem.
その映画は、古典的な手法を用いて撮影されている。
The movie is filmed using classical techniques.
このビルは最新の工法を用いて建設されている。
This building is being constructed using the latest construction methods.
計算の結果、円周率の近似値として3.14を用いた。
As a result of the calculation, 3.14 was used as an approximate value for pi.
古代の写経には、貴重な麻紙が用いられていた。
Precious hemp paper was used for ancient sutra copying.

Usage Notes

More formal than '使う' (tsukau). Often used when adopting a strategy, method, or appointing someone to a position.

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