Vocab Info

N3 る-verb, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb

怠(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. 1.

        to be lazy, to be idle, to slack

    2. る-verb, Transitive verb

      1. 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】

    Details

      • な

      • ま

      • け

      • る

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    Examples

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    • 仕事(しごと)を怠(なま)けてはいけません。

      You must not slack off at work.

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    • 娘(むすめ)が怠(なま)けて学校(がっこう)に行(い)かないので困(こま)っています。

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

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

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

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    • レッスンを怠(なま)け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.

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    • あ〜、皆(みな)で練習(れんしゅう)を怠(なま)けていたからこんなにクオリティの低(ひく)い劇(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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