取り

Meanings

1. Noun, Noun, suffix

   taking; taker; collecting; collector; remover; removal

2. Noun

   last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day
3. active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration)

4. Prefix

   emphatic or formal prefix

5. Noun, suffix

   samurai receiving this much rice as a fee

• 停電ていでんがあってさ、ビデオの時間じかんをリセットしたんだけど、１時間いちじかんズレててさっ、録画ろくが取とり損そこねちゃったよ。

  We had a power outage, so I had to reset the clock on my VCR. However, I was off by an hour, so the program I wanted to record wasn't recorded.

• 「そういえば、車くるまの免許めんきょ取とりに行いくって言いってたよね？取とれた？」「取とれた。取とれた。仮免かりめん3回かい落おちたけど、なんとかね」

  "By the way, you said you went to get your driver's license, right? Did you pass?" "Yeah, I did. I failed the learner’s permit test three times, but I somehow managed to get my license."

• 「ところでさぁ、車くるまの免許めんきょ取とりに行いくって言いってたよね？取とれた？」「うん。取とった。3回かい落おちたけど、今回こんかいはなんとかね」

  "By the way, you said you went to get your driver's license, right? Did you pass?" "Yeah, I did. I failed it three times, but somehow I got it this time."