Vocab Info

N3 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb

(なま)けるto be idle, to slacken, to neglect (e.g. one's work)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to be lazy, to be idle, to slack

    2. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to neglect (e.g. one's work), to be neglectful of, to skip (e.g. school)

    All Forms

    怠ける 【なまける】懶ける 【なまける】

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    Examples

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      仕事(しごと)(なま)てはいけません。

      You must not slack off at work.

      • N3

      (むすめ)(なま)学校(がっこう)()かないので(こま)っています。

      I'm worried because my daughter is slacking off and not going to school.

      • N3

      (はは)息子(むすこ)に:「ぐうたら(なま)ていないでやる(こと)をしっかりやりなさい!」

      Mother to son: ‘Stop being lazy and do your tasks properly!’

      • N3

      レッスンを(なま)ていてばかりだったので、ピアノが全然(ぜんぜん)上達(じょうたつ)しませんでした。

      I didn't make any improvement in piano because I was constantly slacking off during lessons.

      • N3

      あ〜、(みな)練習(れんしゅう)(なま)ていたからこんなにクオリティの(ひく)(げき)になったってことか〜。

      Ah, so the play turned out to be of such low quality because everyone slacked off during rehearsals.

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