Definition: 意味
to smoke, to suck
Learn Japanese vocabulary: 吸う 【すう】(suu). Meaning: to smoke; to suck; to breathe in; to inhale.
Type: Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb
Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary
吸う - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
たばこを吸ってもいいでしょうか?
たばこをすってもいいでしょうか?
tabako o sutte mo ii deshou ka?
Mind if I smoke?
Example #2
ここでタバコを吸ってもいいですか?
ここでタバコをすってもいいですか?
koko de tabako o sutte mo ii desu ka?
Would it be alright if I smoked here?
Example #3
たばこを吸ってもかまいませんよ。
たばこをすってもかまいませんよ。
tabako o suttemo kamai masen yo.
I don't mind if you smoke.
Example #4
彼はたばこを吸うために外に出た。
かれはたばこをすうためにそとにでた。
kare wa tabako o suu tame ni soto ni deta.
He went outside for a smoke.
Example #5
彼は1日20本タバコを吸っています。
かれはいちにち20ぽんたばこをすっています。
kare wa ichinichi 20 pon tabako o sutte imasu.
He smokes 20 cigarettes per day.
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