Vocab Info

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

のろのろslowly, sluggishly

    Dictionary Definition

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

      1.

      slowly, sluggishly

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    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!'

      • N2
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