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留守, 留主, るす

  • rusu
JLPT LEVEL 4

Definition

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

  • absence
  • being away from home

Definition

  • house-sitting
  • house-sitter

Definition

  • being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.)
  • neglecting

Examples of 留守,留主,るす in a Sentence

彼女に留守を頼んで外出しました。
I went on the trip, leaving the house in her care.
彼に会いに行ったが、留守だった。
I went to see him, but he was out.
妻が家を留守にしたので、彼は一人で夕食を作った。
His wife being out, he cooked dinner for himself.
午後は家を留守にします。
I'll be absent from home in the afternoon.
彼は、長くは、留守にしないでしょう。
He won't be away for long.
もし誰か会いに来ても、留守だと言いなさい。
If anyone comes to see me, tell him that I am out.
私が訪問した時彼女は留守だった。
She was out when I called.
同世代の人は、仕事とか、買い物で留守ばかりです。
My contemporaries are, working, shopping, out and about, all the time.
この前に電話したときは彼は留守でした。
The last time I called him, he was out.
私がたずねたとき、彼女はたまたま留守であった。
It happened that she was out when I called.

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