No. 1,258 in Japanese
取る
To take; to acquire; to capture; to pick up.
In a sentence
彼は休暇を取ることにしました。
He decided to take a vacation.
In this sentence, "取る" is used to mean 'to take' in the context of taking time off or a vacation.
大学でフランス語のクラスを取っています。
I am taking a French class at the university.
Here, "取る" implies 'to take' in the sense of enrolling in or participating in a class or course.
棚の上からその本を取ってくれませんか？
Can you get that book from the shelf for me?
In this example, "取る" means 'to take' or 'to fetch' in the context of physically retrieving an item from a place.
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