こなす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

digest

Literal digestion of food; also used figuratively for absorbing information or experiences.

• 胃いが食たべ物ものをこなす。

  The stomach digests food.

• 彼かれは大たい量りょうの情じょう報ほうを短たん時じ間かんでこなした。

  He digested a large amount of information in a short time.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

break down; crush; pulverize

Physically breaking something into small pieces or powder; often used for soil, rocks, or food preparation.

• 土つちを細こまかくこなしてから種たねをまく。

  Break the soil into fine pieces before sowing seeds.

• クッキーをこなしてケーキの台だいに使つかう。

  Crush the cookies and use them as a cake base.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

handle skillfully; be good at; have a good command of

Implies competence and ease in using a tool, language, or skill; often used with nouns like 日本語, パソコン, 道具.

• 彼かの女じょは英えい語ごを自じ由ゆうにこなす。

  She has a good command of English.

• 彼かれはどんな道どう具ぐでも器き用ようにこなす。

  He handles any tool skillfully.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

finish; complete; manage; perform

Getting through a task, workload, or schedule efficiently; often used with 仕事, ノルマ, 予定.

• 今日きょう中じゅうにこの仕し事ごとをこなさなければならない。

  I have to finish this work by the end of today.

• 彼かれは毎まい日にち大たい量りょうのメールをこなしている。

  He manages a huge volume of emails every day.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

sell; dispose of

Selling goods, often with a nuance of clearing stock or getting rid of items; somewhat colloquial.

• 在ざい庫こを早はやくこなしたい。

  I want to sell off the inventory quickly.

• 彼かれは古ふるい車くるまをうまくこなした。

  He managed to sell his old car at a good price.

suffix, godan verb (-su)

do ... well; do ... completely

Suffix attached to the -masu stem of a verb; adds the meaning of doing something skillfully or thoroughly.

• 彼かれは難むずかしい曲きょくを弾ひきこなした。

  He played the difficult piece perfectly.

• このソフトを使つかいこなすには練れん習しゅうが必ひつ要ようだ。

  You need practice to master this software.