Vocab Info

N4 う-Verb

(すべ)

to glide, to slide (e.g. on skis), to slip, to fail (an examination), to bomb (when telling a joke), to drop, to go down, to come down, to fall (e.g. in status)

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    • Word Type

      う-Verb

    • 単語の書類

      五段動詞

    Examples

    • スケートリンクを(すべ)

      I will go skating on the skating rink.

      • N4
    • ()(すべ)って携帯(けいたい)()とす。

      His hand will slip, and he will drop the cell phone.

      • N4
    • (わたし)(あに)はサーフボードで(なみ)(うえ)(すべ)ように移動(いどう)するのが上手(じょうず)だ。

      My brother is very good at surfing over the waves as if he is sliding.

      • N4
    • プールサイドの(ゆか)はよく(すべ)ので(はし)らないでください。

      Please do not run on the poolside floor as it is often slippery.

      • N3
    • 大学(だいがく)入試(にゅうし)(すべ)浪人(ろうにん)することになった。

      He flunked on the college entrance exam and had to become a gap-year student.

      • N3
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