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N3 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

(おぼ)れるto drown, to nearly drown, to sink below the surface (of water), to indulge in, to lose one's head over something, to wallow in

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    1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to struggle in the water, to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe, to (nearly) drown

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    2. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to indulge in, to lose one's head over something, to be addicted, to wallow in

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    溺れる 【おぼれる】

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      (かわ)(おぼ)ている(ひと)(たす)ける。

      To save a person drowning in a river.

      • N3

      (おぼ)ないように水泳(すいえい)(なら)いました。

      I learned how to swim to avoid drowning.

      • N3

      (わたし)にはとても(おぼ)ている(ひと)(たす)ける勇気(ゆうき)など()い。

      I don't have the courage to rescue someone who is drowning at all.

      • N3

      その女優(じょゆう)(さけ)(おぼ)てキャリアを台無(だいな)しにしてしまいました。

      That actress ruined her career by drowning in alcohol.

      • N3

      あんなに水泳(すいえい)得意(とくい)だった(かれ)(なみ)()(みずうみ)なんかで(おぼ)()ぬわけがない。

      It's impossible for someone like him, who was skilled in swimming, to drown and die in a calm lake.

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