Vocab Info
N3 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb
怠けるto be idle, to slacken, to neglect (e.g. one's work)
Dictionary Definition
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
1.
to be lazy, to be idle, to slack
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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Details
Pitch Accent
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仕事を怠けてはいけません。
You must not slack off at work.
娘が怠けて学校に行かないので困っています。
I'm worried because my daughter is slacking off and not going to school.
母が息子に:「ぐうたら怠けていないでやる事をしっかりやりなさい!」
Mother to son: ‘Stop being lazy and do your tasks properly!’
レッスンを怠けていてばかりだったので、ピアノが全然上達しませんでした。
I didn't make any improvement in piano because I was constantly slacking off during lessons.
あ〜、皆で練習を怠けていたからこんなにクオリティの低い劇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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