GRAMMAR DETAIL
〜を込めて
Indicates expressing a feeling or wish by putting it into an action or object.
Examples
長年の感謝を込めて両親に手紙を書いた。
I wrote my parents a letter filled with gratitude for all those years.
Words used
皆の願いを込めて木を植えた。
We planted a tree with everyone's wishes in mind.
Words used
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
を込めてfollows a noun for a feeling or wish and shows that it is expressed through an action or object. - Basic usage:
長年の感謝を込めて両親に手紙を書いた。puts long-held gratitude into the act of writing a letter.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- The feeling and the recipient
- In
感謝を込めて両親に手紙を書く,感謝をmarks the feeling being expressed, while両親にmarks the recipients of the letter. The feeling and the recipients do not take the same particle.
- In