Vocab Info

N5 I-adjective

(ふる)old (not person), aged, ancient, antiquated, stale, threadbare, outmoded, obsolete article

    Dictionary Definition

    1. I-adjective

      1.

      old, aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, timeworn

      of things, not people
    2. I-adjective

      2.

      long, since long ago, time-honored

    3. I-adjective

      3.

      of the distant past, long-ago

    4. I-adjective

      4.

      stale, threadbare, hackneyed, corny

    5. I-adjective

      5.

      old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date

    All Forms

    古い 【ふるい】故い 【ふるい】旧い 【ふるい】

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    Examples

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      この学校(がっこう)(ふる)です。

      This school is old.

      • N5

      このビル(ふる)ですか。

      Is this building old?

      • N5

      この洋服(ようふく)(ふる)くて、もう生地(きじ)がダメになっている。

      These clothes are old and the material is already at its end.

      (ふる)洋服(ようふく)(めい)()にあげました。

      I gave my old clothes to my niece.

      • N5

      (ひと)(ごと):「(ふる)下着(したぎ)処分(しょぶん)しなくちゃ!」

      Talking to myself: 'I have to get rid of my old underwear!'

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