取る， とる
1. to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch
2. to pass, to hand, to give
3. to get, to obtain, to acquire, to win, to receive, to earn, to take (e.g. a vacation)
4. to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.), to take (a measure, attitude, etc.), to choose
5. ...
采、拿、拾、抓取、抓住；传递、交付、给予；拿，得到
歯医者で歯についたたばこのヤニを取ってもらうと、費用はどれくらいかかるでしょう？
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About how much does it cost to have a dentist remove cigarette tar from your teeth?
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次の動詞はｔｏ不定詞だけを目的語にとります。
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The following verbs only take the to-infinitive as their object.
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クリントン陣営は、両州でオバマが取った白人票を取り崩そうと必死になった。
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The Clinton camp became desperate to eliminate the white votes Obama had got in both states.
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ここで迷わず迂回路を取ることにする。
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Here I decide, without hesitating, to take the alternative route.
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雨が降って土に湿り気があると草は取りやすくなる。
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When rain's fallen and the soil is moist, it becomes easier to pull out weeds.
After it rains and the ground is damp, it's easier to pull weeds.
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え？トナーが切れてるんですか？仕方ないですね。加藤さん、すみませんが職員室に取りに行って下さい。
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Eh? Have we run out of toner? Oh well, sorry, but can you go the staff-room and get some, Katou?
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動詞helpはto不定詞・原形不定詞の両方をとりますが、くだけた文体では原形不定詞が多いとされており、この例文でもそれが使われています。
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The verb 'help' takes to-infinitives and bare infinitives but bare infinitives are said to be the most common in casual text; as also used in this example sentence.
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動詞には目的語をとらない自動詞と、目的語をとる他動詞があります。
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With verbs there are intransitive verbs that don't take an object, and transitive verbs that do take an object.
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完全自動詞は補語も目的語もとらない。
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A complete intransitive verb takes neither complement nor object.
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まずいよ。また遅刻だ！！はやくも遅刻魔の異名をとってしまう。
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Oh no! I'm late again!! I'm going to get the nickname 'King of Late arrival'.
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