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言い付ける

いいつける

to order, to tell (someone to do something); to tell on someone

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Examples

  1. 母に言い付けてやる。

    ははにいいつけてやる。

    I'm going to tell Mum on you.

  2. 彼は私が言い付けておいたとおりにやった。

    かれはわたしがいいつけておいたとおりにやった。

    He did exactly as I had told him.

  3. 部長に言い付けられた仕事を今日中に終わらせなければならない。

    ぶちょうにいいつけられたしごとをきょうじゅうにおわらせなければならない。

    I have to finish the work the manager assigned me by the end of today.

Common patterns

仕事を言い付ける
to assign someone a job
先生に言い付ける
to tell the teacher on someone
言い付けを守る
to do as one is told

Memory tip

Two senses that share one form: giving an order downward (parent to child, boss to staff), and telling tales to an authority figure. Which one applies is clear from who receives the に.

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