もてなす
もてなす
verb (godan)
to entertain, to host
1.
to entertain, to host, to treat
To receive and treat a guest with hospitality, offering food, drink, or attentive service.
客をもてなす。
To entertain guests.
手料理でもてなした。
I treated them to a home-cooked meal.
遠くから来た友人を心を込めてもてなした。
I wholeheartedly entertained a friend who came from far away.
TRANSITIVITY: 他動詞 (transitive). Pattern: Xをもてなす.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 客をもてなす (to entertain guests)
- 手料理でもてなす (to treat with home cooking)
- 心を込めてもてなす (to host wholeheartedly)
- 温かくもてなす (to give a warm welcome)
RELATED:
The noun form おもてなし is widely known from the phrase 「おもてなしの心」 (the spirit of hospitality). おもてなし became internationally known through the 2013 Tokyo Olympics bid presentation.