JLPT N1 Grammar (ni kako tsukete)

Meaning

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

How to use

Nounにかこつけて
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Learn Japanese grammar: (ni kako tsukete). Meaning: to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse.

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Example #1

おっとはいつもしごとにかこつけてかえりがおそいです。
otto wa itsumo shigoto ni kako tsukete kaeri ga osoi desu.
My husband always comes home late with work as his excuse.
Example #2

ゆうじんのけっこんしきにかこつけてかのじょはたくさんふくをかった。
yuujin no kekkonshiki ni kako tsukete kanojo wa takusan fuku o katta.
Using the excuse of attending her best friend's wedding, she bought a lot of clothes.
Example #3

わたしはかぜにかこつけて、がっこうをやすんでゲームをした。
watashi wa kaze ni kako tsukete, gakkou o yasunde geemu o shita.
I used my cold as an excuse to stay home from school and play games.
Example #4

こどものにゅうがくしきにかこつけて、じぶんのあたらしいスーツをかってきた。
kodomo no nyuugakushiki ni kako tsukete, jibun no atarashii suutsu o katte kita.
Using my child's school entrance ceremony as an excuse, I bought a new suit for myself.
Example #5

かれはちちおやのびょうきにかこつけていっしゅうかんをやすみたかったのだ。
kare wa chichioya no byouki ni kako tsukete isshuukan o yasumitakatta noda.
He used the excuse that his father was sick and wanted to take a week off.
Example #6

よくしゅっちょうにかこつけて、かれはあいじんとりょこうへいった。
yoku shutchou ni kako tsukete, kare wa aijin to ryokou e itta.
Using the excuse of being on business often, he traveled with his mistress.
Example #7

バレンタインデーにかこつけて、いもうとはチョコレートをたくさんかってきた。
barentaindee ni kako tsukete, imouto wa chokoreeto o takusan katte kita.
My sister used Valentine's Day as an excuse to buy a lot of chocolate.

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