譲ゆずる

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

hand over; transfer; bequeath

Used when transferring ownership, rights, a position, or responsibility to someone else. The English gloss 'convey' is best understood in this transfer/legal sense, not as conveying a message.

• 彼かれは店みせを弟おとうとに譲ゆずった。

  He handed the shop over to his younger brother.

• 祖そ父ふは遺ゆい言ごんで土と地ちを孫まごに譲ゆずると決きめた。

  My grandfather decided in his will to leave the land to his grandchild.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

give up; give way

Used for giving up something for another person, especially a seat, turn, or right of way. Common patterns include 席を譲る and 道を譲る.

• 電でん車しゃでお年とし寄よりに席せきを譲ゆずった。

  I gave up my seat to an elderly person on the train.

• 狭せまい道みちで対たい向こう車しゃに道みちを譲ゆずった。

  I gave way to an oncoming car on the narrow road.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

yield; concede; give ground

Used for yielding in an argument, negotiation, contest, or matter of principle. It is especially common in negative expressions such as 一歩も譲らない, meaning not to give an inch.

• 交こう渉しょうで相あい手てに一いっ歩ぽも譲ゆずらなかった。

  He did not give an inch to the other side in the negotiations.

• 彼かれは最さい後ごまで自じ分ぶんの主しゅ張ちょうを譲ゆずらなかった。

  He would not concede his position to the very end.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

sell; let someone have

A softer way to say that one sells or lets someone have an item, often used for tickets, used goods, or private transactions. Whether money is involved is usually clear from context, such as 定価で.

• 余あまったチケットを友ゆう人じんに定てい価かで譲ゆずった。

  I sold the extra ticket to a friend at face value.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

defer; put off; leave for later

Formal use meaning to leave a topic, explanation, or decision for another occasion. Common in set phrases such as 詳細は次回に譲る and 後日に譲る.

• 詳くわしい説せつ明めいは次じ回かいに譲ゆずる。

  I will leave the detailed explanation for next time.

• この問もん題だいの検けん討とうは後ご日じつに譲ゆずりたい。

  I would like to defer consideration of this issue to a later date.