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N2 う-verb (ぶ), Intransitive verb

(およ)to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to be up to the task, to come up to, to compare with, to be a match (for), to commit (a crime), to require (to do) (usu. used in the negative)

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    1. う-verb (ぶ), Intransitive verb

      1.

      to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to go on (for, until)

    2. う-verb (ぶ), Intransitive verb

      2.

      to be up to the task, to come up to

    3. う-verb (ぶ), Intransitive verb

      3.

      to compare with, to be a match (for)

    4. う-verb (ぶ), Intransitive verb

      4.

      to commit (a crime)

    5. う-verb (ぶ), Intransitive verb

      5.

      to require (to do)

      usu. used in the negative,

    All Forms

    及ぶ 【およぶ】

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    Examples

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      (さん)時間(じかん)(およ)会議(かいぎ)(つか)れました。

      I am exhausted from the meeting, which extended for three hours.

      • N2

      (はは)息子(むすこ)に:「(およ)ばぬ(こい)をさっさと(あきら)めなさい。」

      Mother to her son: 'Give up on unreachable love quickly.'

      • N2

      人類(じんるい)はこの(ひゃく)(ねん)想像(そうぞう)(およ)ばない発明(はつめい)(ひん)()()した。

      Mankind has produced inventions that are no match for our imagination in this past century.

      • N2

      新聞(しんぶん):「津波(つなみ)被害(ひがい)海岸(かいがん)沿()いのみならず、内陸(ないりく)(ほう)にまで(およ)ました。」

      Newspaper: 'The damage from the tsunami not only affected the coastal areas, but also reached inland.'

      • N2

      祖母(そぼ)(まご)()める:「(およ)(かぎ)りの努力(どりょく)をした結果(けっか)目標(もくひょう)達成(たっせい)できて(なに)よりだね。」

      Grandmother praises her grandchild: 'You've reached for your limit and it's wonderful that you've been able to achieve your goal.'

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