other N5 common casualpolitewritten
を使って — using
を使って ・ をつかって
Builds on て形
Meaning
- using ~ / with ~ — actively employing the named tool, method, or material to do something
Key sentence
箸を使って食べる。
Eat using chopsticks.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun (tool / means) + を使って | N を使って | 辞書を使って調べる (look it up using a dictionary) |
Examples
インターネットを使って情報を集めた。
I gathered information using the internet.
この材料を使ってケーキを作ります。
I'll make a cake using these ingredients.
Easily confused with
Notes
- Literally the て-form of 使う ('to use'), so it links two clauses: 'use X, and (do) ~.' For a more formal 'by means of,' written Japanese prefers によって.
See を使って in real sentences
Jengo shows を使って the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar.