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N4 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

()to paint, to plaster, to lacquer, to varnish, to spread, to smear, to put up (wallpaper)

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    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to paint, to plaster, to lacquer, to varnish, to spread, to smear, to put up (wallpaper)

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    塗る 【ぬる】

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      トーストにバターを()って()べる。

      To eat toast with butter spread on it.

      • N4

      この(かべ)白色(しろいろ)のペンキで()ってくれませんか?

      Could you please paint this wall white?

      • N4

      彼女(かのじょ)(くちびる)口紅(くちべに)()だけでなんと十分(じゅっぷん)以上(いじょう)もかかるらしい。

      She says it takes more than 10 minutes time just to apply lipstick on her lips.

      • N4

      看板(かんばん):「このベンチは(あたら)しくペンキで()られたばかりです!(すわ)らないで(くだ)さい!」

      Sign: 'This bench has just been painted! Please do not sit on it!'

      • N3

      子供(こども)がクレヨンで(くさ)緑色(みどりいろ)()っているところを(はな)しかけたら(おこ)られてしまった。

      I talked to a kid painting grass green with a crayon and he got mad at me.

      • N3
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