VocabJLPT N1
spectating
NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. watching a (sports) game
  2. 2. spectating
This noun and verb (する) means "watching" or "spectating" a sporting event or match. It is used when someone attends or views a game as an audience member rather than a participant.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The area around the venue was packed with spectators.

Sentence 2

He kept insisting that watching in silence is proper etiquette.

Sentence 3

Why are you watching so intensely?

Sentence 4

Ugh, so frustrating — but I'm watching till the end!

Sentence 5

He said it was worth watching even in the rain.