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N1 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

ぼやくto grumble, to complain

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    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to grumble, to complain

    All Forms

    ぼやくボヤく

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      ぼやいてばかりの消極(しょうきょく)(てき)(ひと)魅力(みりょく)(てき)では()い。

      People who do nothing but whine and mope aren’t exactly charming.

      • N1

      学力(がくりょく)(ひく)(かれ)はいつも日本(にほん)学歴(がくれき)社会(しゃかい)ぼやいている。

      He wasn’t great in school, so he’s always griping about how obsessed Japan is with academics.

      • N1

      いつも自分(じぶん)境遇(きょうぐう)ぼやいてばかりいる彼女(かのじょ)(みじ)めです。

      She’s always complaining about her life; it’s honestly just depressing.

      • N1

      (おっと)家事(かじ)をしてくれないとぼやいていたら同僚(どうりょう)不倫(ふりん)()ちかけられた。

      I was venting about my husband never helping around the house, and out of nowhere, a coworker suggested we have an affair.

      • N1

      息子(むすこ)(あそ)時間(じかん)()いとぼやいているが、(わたし)()わせれば息子(むすこ)はいつも(あそ)んでいます。

      My son won’t stop moaning about not having enough time to play… but from what I see, that’s pretty much all he does.

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