Vocab Info

N3 う-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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    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 8,300

    • Word Type

      う-Verb

    • 単語の種類

      五段動詞

    Examples

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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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