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A15 う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

(せば)まるto narrow, to contract

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    1. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to narrow, to contract

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    狭まる 【せばまる】

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    • (みち)(せば)っていった。

      The road narrowed.

    • 昨日(きのう)(あめ)で、(かわ)(はば)(せば)まった。

      The rain yesterday narrowed the width of the river.

    • (かべ)がだんだん(せば)ってくる(ゆめ)()た。

      I had a dream where the walls were gradually closing in.

    • A:「こんなところで歩道(ほどう)(せば)まるなんて!」B:「()こうから(ひと)()るから()とうか。」

      A: "The sidewalk narrows here!" B: "Let's wait because someone is coming from the other side."

    • A:「先輩(せんぱい)(こわ)くて、視野(しや)(せば)ってしまうんだ。」B:「それは本来(ほんらい)(ちから)発揮(はっき)できなくて当然(とうぜん)だね。」

      A: "I'm scared of my senior, and my perspective is narrowing." B: "Then it's only natural that you can't show your true ability."

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