Vocab Info

N3 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

のろのろslowly, sluggishly

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    Bunpro Summary

    An onomatopoeic word indicating moving at a painfully slow pace.

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

      1.

      slowly, sluggishly

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    のろのろ

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    Examples

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      (いもうと)はいつものろのろしています。

      My sister is always slogging away.

      • N3

      そんなにのろのろしていたら仕事(しごと)()わらないよ。

      If you are so sluggish, you won't get the job done.

      • N3

      のろのろ運転(うんてん)している(くるま)(うし)ろはとても(はし)れません。

      It is very difficult to drive behind a car that is driving slowly.

      • N3

      作業(さぎょう)のろのろしてしまったせいで宿題(しゅくだい)一向(いっこう)()わりそうにない。

      Because I've been slogging through the work, I can't seem to finish my homework at all.

      • N3

      (はは)息子(むすこ)に:「のろのろしていないでさっさとお風呂(ふろ)(はい)ってきなさい!」

      Mother to son : 'Stop dawdling and go take a bath now!'

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