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A5 Expressions, Kuru verb (special class), Intransitive verb

グッと()to touch emotionally, to feel something, to strike home

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    1. Expressions, Kuru verb (special class), Intransitive verb

      1.

      to be (deeply) moving, to pack an (emotional) punch, to be emotionally touching, to strike home, to strike a chord

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    グッと来る 【グッとくる】ぐっと来る 【ぐっとくる】

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      (かれ)苦労(くろう)(はな)(こころ)にグッと(きた)た。

      His story of hardship struck a chord with me.

        (かた)りの上手(うま)(はな)(かた)にグッと(きた)ました。

        I was moved by the way he skillfully told the story.

          その(ひと)は、(むね)にグッと(きた)るような美貌(びぼう)()っています。

          That person has a beauty that touches the heart.

            グッと(きた)(はな)出来(でき)ないなんて、漫談(まんだん)(いえ)にあるまじきことである。

            Being unable to tell a moving story is unbecoming of a comedian.

              その(はな)(こころ)にグッときて、(わたし)戸惑(とまど)同僚(どうりょう)をよそにワンワンと()いてしまった。

              The story touched my heart, and I burst into tears, ignoring my bewildered colleagues.

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