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N1 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

うとうとfalling in a doze, dozing

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    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      1.

      falling into a doze, dozing off, nodding off

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    うとうとウトウト

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      (すこ)(ねむ)いからコタツに(はい)ってうとうとしよう。

      I'm a bit sleepy, so I'll get under the kotatsu and start dozing off. {falling in a doze, dozing}

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      仕事(しごと)(ちゅう)うとうとしていたら上司(じょうし)(おこ)られました。

      I was scolded by my boss for dozing off during work. {falling in a doze, dozing}

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      電車(でんしゃ)うとうとしていたら(えき)()()してしまいました。

      I ended up oversleeping and missed my station while dozing off on the train. {falling in a doze, dozing}

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      (ねむ)くてうとうとするのは人間(にんげん)(かぎ)ったことではない。動物(どうぶつ)(おな)じだ。

      Falling into a doze is not limited to humans; animals do the same. {falling in a doze, dozing}

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      (だれ)にもまして学習(がくしゅう)意欲(いよく)のある(かれ)は、どんなに退屈(たいくつ)授業(じゅぎょう)でもうとうとしません。

      He, who has a desire to learn more than anyone else, does not doze off, no matter how boring the class is. {falling in a doze, dozing}

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