"使い分ける" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Japanese]

IPA: [t͡sɨka̠iβ̞a̠ke̞ɾɯ̟] Forms: 使い分ける transitive ichidan [canonical] (ruby: 使(つか), ()), tsukaiwakeru [romanization], 使い分け [stem] (ruby: 使(つか), ()), 使い分けた [past] (ruby: 使(つか), ())
Etymology: Compound of 使い (tsukai, “using”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 使う (tsukau, “to use”)) + 分ける (wakeru, “to split, to divide”, transitive). Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|使い|分ける|pos1=the <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">連用形</i> (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">使う</i> (tsukau, “to use”)|pos2=transitive|t1=using|t2=to split, to divide|tr1=tsukai|tr2=wakeru}} 使い (tsukai, “using”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 使う (tsukau, “to use”)) + 分ける (wakeru, “to split, to divide”, transitive) Head templates: {{ja-verb|つかいわける|tr=trans|type=2}} 使(つか)い分(わ)ける • (tsukaiwakeru) transitive ichidan (stem 使(つか)い分(わ)け (tsukaiwake), past 使(つか)い分(わ)けた (tsukaiwaketa))
  1. to choose and use something for different purposes, places, and times, to adapt something to something else Wikipedia link: Daijirin Derived forms: 使い分け (tsukaiwake)

Inflected forms

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