Vocab Info
N4 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
そろそろslowly, quietly, steadily, gradually, gingerly, soon, momentarily, before long, any time now
Dictionary Definition
Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
1.
soon, before long, any time now, momentarily
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
2.
slowly, quietly, steadily, gradually, gingerly
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
3.
already, about time
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, used exhortatively or to express impatience
All Forms
そろそろ、ソロソロ
Common・Uncommon
Details
Pitch Accent
そ
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そ
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Anime Top 600
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そろそろ寝る時間だ。
It's bedtime before long.
象がそろそろ歩く。
Elephants walk slowly.
彼らは付き合ってそろそろ10年になると聞いた事がある。
I heard that it will be 10 years that they have been dating soon.
赤ちゃんが寝ているので、音を立てないようにそろそろ歩きましょう。
Since the baby is sleeping, let's walk quietly so that we don't create any sound.
登山を始めて一時間経ち、そろそろ疲れが出てきました。
With an hour having past since starting to climb the mountain, weariness started to slowly kick in.
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