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N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, 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. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

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    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

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      to be pooped, to be exhausted, to be knackered

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    くたばる

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      ベランダでくたばった(むし)()つけた。

      I found a bug that had kicked the bucket on the balcony. {to kick the bucket, to drop dead, to die, to croak, to be pooped, to be exhausted, to be knackered}

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

      The students are exhausted from swimming more than two kilometers. {to kick the bucket, to drop dead, to die, to croak, to be pooped, to be exhausted, to be knackered}

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      サイコパス:「ろくでなしはくたばるのが()のためだ。」

      Psychopath: "It's for the better that scumbags kick the bucket." {to kick the bucket, to drop dead, to die, to croak, to be pooped, to be exhausted, to be knackered}

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

      Monologue: "Dying without ever meeting me, what a heartless guy..." {to kick the bucket, to drop dead, to die, to croak, to be pooped, to be exhausted, to be knackered}

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

      It's not hard to imagine being utterly exhausted from working too much as a low-level employee in a big corporation. {to kick the bucket, to drop dead, to die, to croak, to be pooped, to be exhausted, to be knackered}

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