No. 3,091 in Japanese
交え
To mix, exchange, or include.
In a sentence
彼は冗談を交えて話をしました。
He spoke while intertwining jokes.
Here, '交えて' is used to mean 'intertwining' or 'mixing', referring to combining jokes within the speech.
討論には様々な意見が交えられました。
Various opinions were included in the discussion.
In this case, '交えられました' implies 'to be mixed or included', showing the incorporation of different opinions within a discussion.
友人と交えた試合はとても楽しかったです。
The match played together with friends was very enjoyable.
'交えた' here indicates 'together with', reflecting the participation of friends in the match.
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