Vocab Info

A5 う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

吃(ども)るto stammer, to stutter

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    1. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to stammer, to stutter

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    吃る 【どもる】

    Details

      • ど

      • も

      • る

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    Examples

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    • 緊張(きんちょう)のせいで吃(ども)ってしまいました。

      I stammered because I was nervous.

      • 僕(ぼく)は生(なま)まれつき喋(しゃべ)る時(とき)に吃(ども)ってしまいます。

        I stutter when I speak because I was born this way.

        • 吃(ども)って話(はな)している人(ひと)を馬鹿(ばか)にしてはいけません。

          You should not make fun of people who stutter when speaking.

          • あがると吃(ども)るのは珍(めずら)しい話(はな)ではなく、普通(ふつう)の人(ひと)にも起(お)こります。

            It's not an unusual story for people to stammer when they are nervous; it happens to ordinary people too.

            • 先輩(せんぱい)：「君(きみ)、吃(ども)っているけど、吃(ども)るほどそんなに緊張(きんちょう)しているのかい？」

              Senior: "You're stammering, are you that nervous?"

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