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Japanese
Pronunciation
Verb
目を付ける • (me o tsukeru) ichidan (stem 目を付け (me o tsuke), past 目を付けた (me o tsuketa))
- have an eye on
- 彼は十年前からその俳優に目を付けていたので、彼が有名になったのを見て嬉しそうだ。
- Kare wa jū-nen-mae kara sono haiyū ni me o tsukete ita node, kare ga yūmei ni natta no o mite ureshisō da.
- He has had an eye on the actor since 10 years ago, so he looks happy to see that the actor has become famous.
- mark somebody (as a target of bullying)
- あの暴君に目を付けられたら、生きては帰れない。
- Ano bōkun ni me o tsukeraretara, ikite wa kaerenai.
- If you are marked by that tyrant, you can never come back alive.