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N1 う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

くたばるto kick the bucket, to drop dead, to die, to croak, to be pooped, to be exhausted, to be knackered

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    1. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

      2. 2.

        to be pooped, to be exhausted, to be knackered

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    くたばる

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      • く

      • た

      • ば

      • る

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    Examples

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    • ベランダでくたばった虫(むし)を見(み)つけた。

      I found a bug that had kicked the bucket on the balcony.

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    • 生徒(せいと)は二(に)キロ以上(いじょう)の遠泳(えんえい)でくたばっています。

      The students are totally exhausted after swimming more than two kilometers.

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    • サイコパス：「ろくでなしはくたばるのが世(よ)のためだ。」

      Psychopath: 'It's for the good of society that scum like that just drop dead.'

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    • 独(ひと)り言(ごと)：「俺(おれ)に会(あ)わずじまいでくたばるなんて、薄情(はくじょう)な奴(やつ)だよ…。」

      Monologue: 'Dying without even seeing me one last time... what a cold person.'

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    • 大(だい)企業(きぎょう)の下(した)っ端(ぱ)として働(はたら)きすぎてくたばる様子(ようす)は想像(そうぞう)に難(かた)くありません。

      It's easy to imagine someone becoming exhausted after doing overtime as a low-level employee at a big company.

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