つとめる
tsutomeru

Ichidan Verb

1. to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to devote oneself; to be committed (to doing)

Intransitive
手伝 てつだいさんたちは主人 しゅじん命令 めいれい実行 じっこうしようと つとめた。
otetsudaisantachiwa shujinno mērēo jikkō shiyōto tsutometa.
The servants tried to carry out their master's order.
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