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Japanese
Etymology
Extension of regular verb form 務めて (tsutomete), from 務める (tsutomeru, “to make an effort, to work at something”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
努めて • (tsutomete)
- as much as possible, as far as possible; to the best of one’s ability, diligently
- 努めて英語で話す ― tsutomete Eigo de hanasu ― to speak in English as much as possible
References
- ^ “勤て・勉て・努て”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ “努めて”, in デジタル大辞泉 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN