English–Japanese

“errand” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoお使い (otsukai) · 用 (yō)

Romajitsukai

母に頼まれて使いに行きます。haha ni tano ma re te tsuka i ni i ki ma su

I am going on an errand for my mother.

“Errand” in Japanese is 使い (tsukai).

Refers to going somewhere to complete a task requested by another person.

兄に使いを頼みました。ani ni tsuka i o tano mi ma shi ta

I asked my older brother to run an errand.

In Japanese, 使い (tsukai) can refer not only to the task but also to the person sent to carry it out, a use that English errand usually does not have.

otsukai

nounerrand

母にお使いを頼まれました。haha ni o tsuka i o tano ma re ma shi ta

I was asked by my mother to run an errand.

yō

nounbusiness

nounerrand

今日は用があります。kyō wa yō ga a ri ma su

I have some business today.