- yasumu to be absent, to take a day off; to rest, to have a break; to go to bed, to (lie down to) sleep, to turn in, to retire; to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time, to suspend business
Common everyday verb for taking time off, resting, or going to bed; broader than 休憩する, which means only a short break.
風邪で会社を休みました。
Kaze de kaisha o yasumimashita.
I was absent from work because of a cold.
疲れたから少し休みましょう。
Tsukareta kara sukoshi yasumimashou.
Let's rest a little because we're tired.
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💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.
Found in a wide range of contexts. Useful for building reading and listening fluency.
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