"使いこなす" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Japanese]

IPA: [t͡sɨ̥ka̠iko̞na̠sɨ] Forms: 使いこなす ^godan [canonical] (ruby: 使(つか)), tsukaikonasu [romanization], tukafikonasu [romanization], 使いこなし [stem] (ruby: 使(つか)), 使いこなした [past] (ruby: 使(つか)), 使い熟す [alternative, kanji]
Etymology: Compound of 使い (tsukai, “to use, 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei) of the verb 使(つか)う (tsukau)”) + こなす (-konasu, “to do something well, completely”) Etymology templates: {{ja-r|連用形|れんようけい}} 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei), {{ja-r|使う|つかう}} 使(つか)う (tsukau), {{suf|ja|使い|こなす|t1=to use, 連用形(れんようけい) (<i>ren'yōkei</i>) of the verb 使(つか)う (<i>tsukau</i>)|t2=to do something well, completely|tr1=tsukai|tr2=konasu}} 使い (tsukai, “to use, 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei) of the verb 使(つか)う (tsukau)”) + こなす (-konasu, “to do something well, completely”) Head templates: {{ja-verb|つかいこなす|hhira=つかひこなす|type=1}} 使(つか)いこなす • (tsukaikonasu) ^(←つかひこなす (tukafikonasu)?)godan (stem 使(つか)いこなし (tsukaikonashi), past 使(つか)いこなした (tsukaikonashita))
  1. to use something skilfully, to use something to its full potential
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