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A2 Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Adverb

ごろんflopping (e.g. on a bed), scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Adverb

      1.

      (lying down) with a flop, heavily

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    ゴロンごろん

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      大工(だいく)丸太(まるた)をごろんと(ころ)がして(はこ)んでいます。

      The carpenter is rolling the log around with heavy thudding and transporting it.

      • N1

      (はん)()()わった(おっと)がごろんとソファに(よこ)になった。

      My husband, having finished his meal, flopped down on the sofa.

      • N1

      (たたみ)(うえ)にゴロンと寝転(ねころ)がっていたらいつの()にか(ねむ)っていた。

      When I flopped down and sprawled out on the tatami mat, I fell asleep before I knew it.

      • N1

      (たけ)()べながらごろんと(よこ)になるそのパンダの様子(ようす)可愛(かわい)らしいです。

      The sight of that panda flopping onto its side while eating bamboo is adorable.

      • N1

      (おお)きな(いし)がごろんと(みち)(ころ)がっているせいで、(みち)通行(つうこう)()めになっています。

      Due to a large rock scattering across the road, the road has been closed to traffic.

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