くわだてる
Kuwadateru
企てる (Kuwadateru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to plan, to plot, to propose, to design”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto plan; to plot; to propose; to design; to intend; to contemplate
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto stand on tip-toes
Examples
彼女は自殺を企てた。
She attempted suicide.
彼らは逃亡を企てた。
They attempted to escape.
彼らは大統領の暗殺を企てた。
They attempted to assassinate the president.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).