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N2 Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Intransitive verb

()らぐto swing, to sway, to shake, to tremble, to waver, to feel shaken, to become unstable

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    1. Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to swing, to sway, to shake, to tremble

    2. Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to waver, to feel shaken, to become unstable

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    揺らぐ 【ゆらぐ】

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    Examples

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      (さかな)(およ)いだので水面(すいめん)()らいでいます。

      The water surface is rippling because the fish swam. {to swing, to sway, to shake, to tremble, to waver, to feel shaken, to become unstable}

      • N2

      成績(せいせき)()ちてきて、(ぼく)部長(ぶちょう)という地位(ちい)()らいでいる。

      My grades are falling, and my position as the department head is becoming unstable. {to swing, to sway, to shake, to tremble, to waver, to feel shaken, to become unstable}

      • N2

      美味(おい)しそうなケーキをもらった。ダイエットの決意(けつい)()らいだ

      I received a delicious-looking cake. My determination to diet was shaken. {to swing, to sway, to shake, to tremble, to waver, to feel shaken, to become unstable}

      • N2

      (えだ)(かぜ)()らいでいます。そのうち(さくら)(はな)びらは()ってしまうでしょう。

      The branches are swaying in the wind. The cherry blossom petals will eventually fall. {to swing, to sway, to shake, to tremble, to waver, to feel shaken, to become unstable}

      • N2

      地震(じしん)(いえ)(おお)きく()らいだものの、耐震(たいしん)(せい)(すぐ)れた建物(たてもの)のため(さいわ)倒壊(とうかい)(まぬか)れた。

      Although the house shook greatly during the earthquake, fortunately it did not collapse due to the building's superior earthquake resistance. {to swing, to sway, to shake, to tremble, to waver, to feel shaken, to become unstable}

      • N2
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