つとめる
tsutomeru

Ichidan Verb

1. to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in)

Transitive
わたくし ちち外務 がいむ しょう つとめている。
watashino chichiwa gaimushōni tsutomete iru
My father serves in the Foreign Ministry.
Ichidan Verb

2. to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of)

Transitive
彼女 かのじょ結婚 けっこん しき花嫁 はなよめ やくをつとめた。
kanojowa kekkonshikide hanayomeno tsukisoiyakuo tsutometa.
She was a bridesmaid at the wedding.
Ichidan Verb

3. to conduct a religious service

Transitive
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