Hanamaruhanamaru

eye

me

JLPT
N5
Frequency
#194

Meanings

  1. 1
    eye; eyeballn
  2. 2
    eyesight; sight; visionn
  3. 3
    look; stare; gazen

JMdict 1604890

In a sentence

eyeとじて閉じてclose

Close your eyes

How it works

(object) marks (eyes) as the thing being acted on, and the verb 閉じるとじる (close) shifts to its (te-form) form 閉じてとじて (close). On its own, a te-form like this works as a soft, casual request — “close your eyes” — gentler than a blunt command. The subject “you” is left unsaid; the situation makes it clear.

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