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N3 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb

(へこ)to be dented, to be indented, to yield to, to give, to sink, to collapse, to cave in, to be overwhelmed, to feel down, to be forced to yield, to be daunted, to be snubbed

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

      1.

      to be dented, to be indented, to yield, to give, to sink, to collapse, to cave in

    2. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to be beaten, to be overwhelmed, to yield, to give in, to give up

    3. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb

      3.

    4. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb

      4.

      to suffer a loss, to lose

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    凹む 【へこむ】

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      (かべ)にぶつけてアルミ(かん)(へこ)

      An aluminum can is dented by hitting it against the wall.

      • N3

      そんなにすぐに(へこ)まないで(くだ)さい。

      Please don't get depressed so quickly.

      • N3

      (わたし)親友(しんゆう)(おこ)られるとすぐに(へこ)んでしまう。

      My best friend gets depressed easily when she gets angry.

      • N3

      長年(ながねん)使(つか)っているヤカンには沢山(たくさん)(へこ)んでいる箇所(かしょ)があります。

      A kettle that has been used for many years has many dented areas.

      • N3

      追突(ついとつ)された(くるま)ではなくて追突(ついとつ)した(ほう)(くるま)車体(しゃたい)(おお)きく(へこ)んでいた。

      It wasn't the car that was rear-ended, but the car that hit the other that was dented.

      • N2
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