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差し出す

さしだす

to hold out; to present; to submit

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Examples

  1. 彼は名刺を差し出した。

    かれはめいしをさしだした。

    He held out his business card.

  2. 溺れそうな子供に手を差し出した。

    おぼれそうなこどもにてをさしだした。

    I held out my hand to the drowning child.

  3. 申込書は今週中に差し出してください。

    もうしこみしょはこんしゅうちゅうにさしだしてください。

    Please submit the application form by the end of this week.

Common patterns

手を差し出す
to hold out one's hand
名刺を差し出す
to present one's business card
書類を差し出す
to submit a document

Memory tip

The core image is extending something out of your own hand toward someone. It covers both the physical gesture (holding out a card) and the paperwork sense (submitting a form) — 提出する only covers the latter and sounds more official.

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