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酒を勧める (さけをすすめる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

酒さけを勧すすめる

Meanings

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expression, ichidan verb

press alcohol on someone; urge someone to drink; offer alcohol

Used when actively encouraging or pressing someone to drink alcohol, often in social settings. Can range from polite offering to persistent urging.

彼かれは宴えん会かいでいつも酒さけを勧すすめる。
He always presses alcohol on people at banquets.
お客きゃく様さまに酒さけを勧すすめるのは日本にほんのおもてなし

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Offering alcohol to guests is one aspect of Japanese hospitality.

Kanji

酒sake, alcohol
勧persuade, recommend, advise

Similar words

酒さけを注そそぐ
酒を注ぐ means 'to pour alcohol' (a physical action), while 酒を勧める focuses on the social act of urging or offering someone to drink.

Etymology

Compound of 酒 (sake, 'alcohol') + を (object marker) + 勧める (susumeru, 'to recommend, to offer'). The expression is transparent and follows standard Japanese grammar.