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N1 Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb

(さけ)to shout, to cry, to scream, to shriek, to yell, to exclaim, to clamor (for or against), to clamour (for or against)

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

      1.

      to shout, to cry, to scream, to shriek, to yell, to exclaim

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

      2.

      to clamor (for or against), to clamour (for or against)

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    叫ぶ 【さけぶ】

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      その死刑(しけい)(しゅう)無罪(むざい)(さけ)んでいます。

      The death row inmate is proclaiming their innocence.

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      痴漢(ちかん)をされたので、(おお)きな(こえ)(さけ)びました。

      I was groped, so I screamed as loud as I could.

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      当選(とうせん)()たした政治(せいじ)()とその支援(しえん)(しゃ)万歳(ばんざい)(さけ)んでいる。

      The newly elected politician and their supporters are shouting 'Banzai!'

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      (わたし)たちは人類(じんるい)滅亡(めつぼう)()けるために核兵器(かくへいき)廃絶(はいぜつ)(さけ)んでいます。

      We're clamouring for the abolition of nuclear weapons to prevent the extinction of humanity.

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      (まわ)りさん:「『(たす)けて』と(さけ)(こと)出来(でき)ればこそ、(たす)かる(こと)出来(でき)るのです。」

      Policeman: 'Being able to shout "Help!" can be the difference between life and death.'

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