How to say "accommodate" in Japanese

• 泊めるとめるJLPT N2approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbCovers 'accommodate' when it means giving someone shelter or a place to stay — putting up a guest or traveler for the night. This is the common word for that sense.
  一いち晩ばん泊とめてあげよう。↗

  I'll put you up for the night.
• アコモデート
  suru verbA loanword taken straight from the English verb. It is, however, less common, and seldom the word you actually want; a more specific expression usually serves better.
• 意を迎えるいをむかえる
  expression, ichidan verbCovers 'accommodate' in the sense of catering to another's wish or being agreeable — going along with what someone wants. Here accommodating someone means accepting or deferring to their wishes.
• 便宜を図るべんぎをはかる
  expression, godan verbCovers 'accommodate' in the sense of suiting the convenience of others: making arrangements that are convenient for them. It describes accommodating a person by arranging matters to suit them.
  旅行者りょこうしゃの便宜べんぎをはかって高速道路こうそくどうろ沿そいに多おおくの休憩きゅうけい場所ばしょがある。↗

  There are many rest stops along the freeway for the convenience of travelers.

Use 「泊める」 for putting people up for the night, 「意を迎える」 for going along with someone's wishes, 「便宜を図る」 for suiting someone's convenience, and 「アコモデート」 as a less common loanword alternative.

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• 泊めるとめるto give shelter to
• アコモデートto accommodate
• 意を迎えるいをむかえるto cater to another's wish
• 便宜を図るべんぎをはかるto suit the convenience of