過ごす

週末は家でゆっくり過ごしました。

I spent the weekend slowly at home.

Uses the polite past form 'sugoshimashita' with the adverb 'yukkuri'.

夏休みはどこで過ごしますか？

Where will you spend your summer vacation?

Question form using the polite present/future form 'sugoshimasu'.

家族と楽しい時間を過ごしました。

I spent a fun time with my family.

Uses 'to' for company and 'o' for the object (time).

昨日は友達と過ごしました。

I spent yesterday with my friends.

Simple past tense showing who the time was spent with.

一人で過ごすのが好きです。

I like spending time alone.

Uses the dictionary form 'sugosu' followed by 'no ga suki' (to like doing).

公園で一時間を過ごしました。

I spent an hour at the park.

Indicates a specific duration (one hour) as the object.

休日はどう過ごしますか？

How do you spend your days off?

Uses 'dou' (how) to ask about the manner of spending time.

静かに過ごしたいです。

I want to spend time quietly.

Uses the 'tai' form to express desire.

毎日忙しく過ごしています。

I am spending every day busily.

Uses the '~te iru' form to show a continuous state or habit.

子供と一緒に公園で過ごすのは楽しいです。

Spending time in the park with children is fun.

Nominalizes the verb phrase with 'no wa'.

冬休みは北海道で過ごす予定です。

I plan to spend winter break in Hokkaido.

Uses 'yotei desu' to express a plan.

彼は一日中ゲームをして過ごしました。

He spent all day playing games.

Uses the te-form of another verb (shite) to describe the activity.

ここなら、リラックスして過ごせますよ。

If it's here, you can spend time relaxing.

Uses the potential form 'sugoseru'.

祖父母の家で一週間過ごしました。

I spent a week at my grandparents' house.

Indicates both the location (de) and the duration (one week).

有意義な時間を過ごすことが大切です。

It is important to spend time meaningfully.

Uses 'koto ga taisetsu desu' to state importance.

病気の間、ベッドで過ごしました。

While I was sick, I spent my time in bed.

Uses 'no aida' to define the period.

大学の四年間をこの街で過ごしました。

I spent my four years of university in this city.

Refers to a significant life period as the object.

彼女は残りの人生を海外で過ごすことに決めた。

She decided to spend the rest of her life abroad.

Uses 'koto ni kimeta' for a firm decision.

一人で過ごす時間は、私にとってとても貴重です。

Time spent alone is very precious to me.

Uses 'sugosu' as a noun modifier for 'jikan'.

どうすれば時間を無駄にせずに過ごせるでしょうか。

How can I spend time without wasting it?

Uses 'zu ni' (without doing) and the potential form.

彼は孤独な夜を過ごしていた。

He was spending a lonely night.

Uses an adjective to describe the emotional quality of the time.

私たちは、川のほとりで静かな午後を過ごした。

We spent a quiet afternoon by the riverbank.

Focuses on the setting and the atmosphere.

退職後は、趣味に没頭して過ごしたいと考えています。

After retirement, I'm thinking of spending my time immersed in hobbies.

Uses 'ni bottou shite' (immersed in) to describe the manner.

新しい環境でどう過ごすか、不安もあります。

I also have some anxiety about how I will spend my time in the new environment.

Uses the interrogative 'dou...ka' as a noun clause.

都会の喧騒を離れて、穏やかな日々を過ごす。

Leaving the hustle and bustle of the city to spend peaceful days.

Uses literary phrasing like 'kenzou o hanarete'.

彼は不遇の時代を耐え忍んで過ごした。

He spent his period of misfortune enduring patiently.

Uses 'tae-shinonde' to describe a difficult way of spending time.

贅沢なひとときを過ごせるホテルとして有名です。

It is famous as a hotel where you can spend a luxurious moment.

Uses 'sugoseru' to describe the appeal of a facility.

限られた時間をいかに有効に過ごすかが課題だ。

The challenge is how to spend limited time effectively.

Uses 'ikani...ka' for a more formal 'how'.

彼女は、読書にふけって一日を過ごすことが多い。

She often spends the day absorbed in reading.

Uses 'ni fukette' (absorbed in) to show deep focus.

震災後、多くの人が避難所での生活を余儀なく過ごした。

After the earthquake, many people were forced to spend their lives in shelters.

Uses 'yogi naku' to indicate lack of choice.

彼は、自分の信念を貫いて人生を過ごした。

He spent his life sticking to his beliefs.

Uses 'tsuranuite' (carrying through) to describe a life path.

幼少期を自然豊かな環境で過ごすことは、発育に良い影響を与える。

Spending one's early childhood in a nature-rich environment has a positive effect on development.

Academic/formal tone discussing child development.

彼は、世俗の欲を捨てて、隠遁生活を過ごしている。

He has cast aside worldly desires and is spending a life of seclusion.

Uses advanced vocabulary like 'sezoku' and 'inton'.

かつての栄光に浸って過ごすのは、虚しいことだ。

It is a hollow thing to spend one's time basking in former glory.

Uses 'ni hitatte' (immersed/basking) in a philosophical context.

その作家は、晩年を南仏の小さな村で過ごした。

The author spent his final years in a small village in Southern France.

Uses 'bannen' (one's later years) as the time period.

一分一秒を惜しんで過ごす、現代人の忙しなさ。

The busyness of modern people, who spend every second and minute grudgingly.

Uses 'oshinde' (grudgingly/valuing) to show extreme time management.

彼女は、自責の念に駆られて日々を過ごしていた。

She was spending her days driven by feelings of self-reproach.

Uses 'ni kararete' (driven by) to show emotional state.

異郷の地で過ごす孤独が、彼の芸術を研ぎ澄ませた。

The loneliness of spending time in a foreign land sharpened his art.

Uses 'ikyou no chi' (foreign land) and 'togisumaseta' (sharpened).

静謐な空間で、自分自身と向き合って過ごす時間が必要だ。

It is necessary to have time to spend facing oneself in a serene space.

Uses 'seihitsu' (serene) and 'mukiatte' (facing).

彼は、刑期を終えるまで模範囚として過ごした。

He spent his time as a model prisoner until his sentence was finished.

Uses 'mohanshuu' (model prisoner) to describe the role during the time.

悠久の時を過ごしてきた大自然の営みに、畏敬の念を覚える。

I feel a sense of awe at the workings of Mother Nature, which has spent eternal time.

Uses 'yuukyuu no toki' (eternal time) in a grand, poetic sense.

彼は、世の移ろいを傍観して過ごす、風狂の徒であった。

He was a person of eccentric tastes who spent his time as a bystander to the changes of the world.

Uses highly literary terms like 'utsuroi' and 'fuukyou no to'.

刹那的な快楽を追い求めて過ごす人生の、何と儚いことか。

How fleeting is a life spent chasing ephemeral pleasures.

Uses 'setsuna-teki' (ephemeral) and 'hakanai' (fleeting).

牢獄の中で、彼は思索に耽って長い年月を過ごした。

In prison, he spent many years lost in deep contemplation.

Uses 'shisaku ni fukette' for deep philosophical thought.

伝統を守り抜くために、一生を捧げて過ごす職人の矜持。

The pride of a craftsman who spends his whole life dedicated to protecting tradition.

Uses 'sasagete' (dedicating) and 'kyouji' (pride).

虚飾に満ちた社交界で過ごすことに、彼は嫌気がさしていた。

He was fed up with spending time in a high society full of ostentation.

Uses 'kyoshoku' (ostentation) and 'iyake ga sashiteita' (fed up).

万物流転の理の中で、我々はいかに過ごすべきか。

In the principle of the universal flux of all things, how should we spend our time?

Uses 'banbutsu ruten' (all things flow) in a metaphysical question.

彼は、沈黙を守り通して最期の時を過ごした。

He spent his final moments maintaining complete silence.

Uses 'mamori-tooshite' (maintaining to the end).