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だます

to trick, to cheat, to deceive; to soothe, to coax (a child)

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Examples

  1. 人をだますのはよくない。

    ひとをだますのはよくない。

    It is wrong to deceive people.

  2. 彼は友達をだまして大金を借りた。

    かれはともだちをだましておおがねをかりた。

    He tricked his friend into lending him a large sum of money.

  3. 泣いている子どもをだますようにして病院へ連れて行った。

    ないているこどもをだますようにしてびょういんへつれていった。

    I coaxed the crying child along and took him to the hospital.

Common patterns

人をだます
to deceive someone
だまされる
to be taken in
だまし取る
to obtain by fraud

Memory tip

Written 騙す. The passive だまされる is far more common in everyday speech than the active form — people talk about being taken in. The gentler 'coax a child' sense keeps the same idea of leading someone along.

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