Vocab Info

N3 る-verb, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb

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

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    1. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to be lazy, to be idle, to slack

    2. る-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.

      • N2
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