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Why "absent from school" is "gakkou wo yasumu" when yasumu is intransitive
verb?

Why particle _wo_ is used? Why not _ni_ or _kara_ is used instead?
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Why "absent from school" is "gakkou wo yasumu" when yasumu is intransitive verb?
休む{やすむ} is used as both:

  * an intransitive verb meaning "to rest", "take a day off" as in 庭｛にわ｝で休む｛やすむ｝

  * a transitive verb meaning "to skip", "take a break from", "be absent from" as in the case of 学校｛がっこう｝を休む｛やすむ｝

休む does not have a direct counterpart (with transitive and intransitive usage)
in English, however such verbs are quite common. For example you can use the
verb "to relax" as intransitive "I need to relax after a workout" and
transitive "please relax your arms".
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