Vocab Info
N1 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
甘えるto behave like a spoiled child, to behave like a spoilt child, to fawn on, to take advantage of, to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence), to depend on
Dictionary Definition
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
1.
to behave like a spoiled child, to fawn on
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
2.
to take advantage of, to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence), to depend on
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甘える 【あまえる】
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子供が親に甘えるのは普通の行動だ。
It is normal behavior for a child to depend on their parents. {to behave like a spoiled child, to behave like a spoilt child, to fawn on, to take advantage of, to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence), to depend on}
ワガママを言って甘えるなんて、子供のする事だ。
Behaving like a spoiled child by making unreasonable demands and taking advantage of others is something a child would do. {to behave like a spoiled child, to behave like a spoilt child, to fawn on, to take advantage of, to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence), to depend on}
部下:「先輩のお言葉に甘えて、今日はもう退社しますね。」
Subordinate: "I'll take advantage of my senior's words and leave the office for today." {to behave like a spoiled child, to behave like a spoilt child, to fawn on, to take advantage of, to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence), to depend on}
犬が朝といわず夜といわず甘えてくるので、可愛くて仕方がありません。
The dog keeps fawning on me, day and night, and it's so cute that I can't help but indulge it. {to behave like a spoiled child, to behave like a spoilt child, to fawn on, to take advantage of, to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence), to depend on}
二十歳にもなってバイト経験すら無いなんて、さぞ親に甘えてきたのだろう。
Being twenty years old and not even having part-time job experience, you must have surely been behaving like a spoiled child, depending on your parents. {to behave like a spoiled child, to behave like a spoilt child, to fawn on, to take advantage of, to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence), to depend on}
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