運転する
unten suru
To drive in Japanese is 運転する (unten suru).
運転する means to operate a motor vehicle. It is important to note that this term is specific to operating vehicles and is not used for 'driving' a golf ball or 'driving' a nail into wood, which require different verbs in Japanese.
How do you pronounce it?
unten suru
Did you know?
- Japanese has a specific term, 運転代行 (unten daikō), for a service where a professional driver is hired to drive your own car home after you have been drinking.
- The kanji 運 (un) in 運転する also means 'luck' or 'fate'. This is the same character used in 運がいい (un ga ii) to say someone is lucky.
- The kanji in 運転 (unten) literally translates to 'carrying the movement'. The first character, 運, means 'to carry' or 'to transport', and the second, 転, means 'to roll' or 'to turn'.
Examples in context
- 君が運転する番だ。It's your turn to drive.This sentence is useful for showing how to use 運転する to indicate whose turn it is to drive.Tatoeba #8733001 by small_snow, translation #242361 by CK
- 今度は私が運転する番よ。It's my turn to drive next.Tatoeba #172097 by bunbuku, translation #242378 by CK
- 私は運転するやり方を学んでるよ。I'm learning how to drive.This sentence is useful for expressing the process of learning how to use 運転する.Tatoeba #10008427 by Sim5634, translation #4793764 by CK
- 車を運転する (Kuruma o unten suru)I drive a car.
- 週末にドライブする (Shuumatsu ni doribu suru)I go for a drive on weekends.
- 車を運転するのが好きです (Kuruma o untensuru no ga suki desu)I like to drive a car.
- 11 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
A couple is planning a road trip.
- 美咲 Misaki健太君、誰が運転するの？Kenta-kun, dare ga unten suru no?Kenta, who is going to drive?
- 健太 Kenta僕が運転するよ。Boku ga unten suru yo.I will drive.
- 美咲 Misakiじゃあ、私は助手席に座るね。Jaa, watashi wa joshuseki ni suwaru ne.Then, I'll sit in the passenger seat.
- 健太 Kenta了解、出発しよう。Ryoukai, shuppatsu shiyou.Got it, let's head out.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
