問う (とう) – to ask; to inquire | Shirabe

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問とう

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Common N1

Pitch accent

Meaning

1

English · JMdict

to ask;to inquire

彼にもう一杯いかがかと問う。

Ask if he wants another drink.
2

English · JMdict

to blame (someone) for;to accuse of;to pursue (question of responsibility);to charge with

この男は窃盗罪に問われた。

This man was charged with theft.
3

English · JMdict

to care about;to regard as important

used in neg. form

See also: 問わず (とわず)

あなたの人種、年齢、宗教は問いません。

I don't care about your race, age, or religion.
4

English · JMdict

to call into question;to doubt;to question

usu. in passive form

Kanji

問モン question, ask, problem

Forms

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Sentences

彼にもう一杯いかがかと問う。

Ask if he wants another drink.

Tatoeba

政府せいふが住民じゅうみんに問とう一般いっぱん投票とうひょうを実施じっししました。

The government put the question to the people in a referendum.

Tatoeba

The problem quoted isn't one, but there are problems in the reading section that ask you to distinguish relative pronouns from relative adverbs.

Tatoeba

老おいも若わかきも、また男女だんじょを問とわず、地元じもとの浴場よくじょうで一緒いっしょになることを楽たのしみにしていた。

Both young and old, men and women, regularly get together at the local bathhouses.

Tatoeba

彼女かのじょは殺人罪さつじんざいに問とわれるべきだ。

She should be charged with murder.

Tatoeba

彼かれは殺人罪さつじんざいに問とわれた。

He was accused of murder.

Tatoeba

彼かれはのるかそるかのその案あんに決定けっていを下くだしたが、今いまや全すべての責任せきにんを問とわれている。

He stuck his neck out for that idea, and now he's getting all the blame.

Tatoeba

肌はだの色いろのいかんを問とわず、彼かれは万人ばんにんの言論げんろんの自由じゆうを擁護ようごした。

He stood for freedom of speech for everyone regardless of color.

Tatoeba

年齢ねんれいを問とわず人々ひとびとはこの歌うたが好すきだ。

People of all ages like this song.

Tatoeba

人間にんげんは狂くるっていれば行動こうどうの責任せきにんは問とわれない。

A madman is not accountable for his actions.

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