せっとく · settoku

persuasion

JLPT N2 noun

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • わたしはトムをせっとくできない。

    Watashi wa tomu o settoku deki nai.

    I can't convince Tom.

  • トムをせっとくするだけむだだ。

    Tomu o settoku suru dake muda da.

    It's no use trying to convince Tom.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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