Vocab Info
N4 る-Verb
生きる
to live, to exist, to make a living, to subsist, to be in effect, to be in use, to function, to come to life, to be enlivened, to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
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る-Verb
単語の書類
一段動詞
Examples
君なしでは生きていけません。
I can't live without you.
N4あなたは何歳まで生きたいですか?
How old do you want to live to?
N4食事なしで生きていける人など存在しないだろう。
There is no such thing as a person who can live without food.
N450年前に作られたその法律がまだ生きているなんて信じられません。
I cannot believe that that law, made 50 years ago, is still alive.
N3僕の兄は今手術室の中で、生きるか死ぬかという瀬戸際の状態にいます。
My brother is in the operating room right now, on the brink of life and death.
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