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活用しましたかつようしました

katsuyoushimashita

polite past: did practical use

N3

How to remember this word

Do not learn 活用しました from zero: it carries 活用 inside it. Hold on to 活用 = make it useful and the rest is grammar.

Example sentences

Example 1

kaeru mae ni ichido katsuyoushimashita.

We did practical use once before going home.

Example 2

okyakusama to soudan shite katsuyoushimashita.

We finished practical use after talking with the client.

Usage note

する-verb form of 活用 (practical use).