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N2 Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Intransitive verb

()to rank next to, to come after

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

      1.

      to follow, to come after, to come next (to), to rank next (to), to rank second (to)

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    次ぐ 【つぐ】亜ぐ 【つぐ】

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      (うめ)()(さくら)()きました。

      After the plum blossoms, the cherry blossoms bloomed. {to rank next to, to come after}

      • N2

      大阪(おおさか)東京(とうきょう)()(だい)都会(とかい)である。

      Osaka is a metropolis second only to Tokyo. {to rank next to, to come after}

      • N2

      不運(ふうん)()ぎ、また不運(ふうん)見舞(みま)われたので()()んでいます。

      I'm feeling down because I've been hit by misfortune after misfortune. {to rank next to, to come after}

      • N2

      この(ちい)さな会社(かいしゃ)では、部長(ぶちょう)という立場(たちば)社長(しゃちょう)()地位(ちい)なのだとか。

      In this small company, the position called department head is said to be the next in rank to the president. {to rank next to, to come after}

      • N2

      挙式(きょしき)()わったので、今度(こんど)はそれに()披露宴(ひろうえん)(なに)かが(おこな)われるでしょう。

      Since the ceremony is over, there will probably be a reception or something like that coming after. {to rank next to, to come after}

      • N2
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