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A1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

(うね)to wind (of a road, etc.), to meander, to twist, to undulate, to surge, to swell, to roll, to billow

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    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to wind (of a road, river, etc.), to meander, to twist, to snake

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to undulate, to surge, to swell, to roll, to billow

      Usually written using kana alone

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    うねる

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      (なみ)(うね)っているから(うみ)(はい)るのはやめよう!

      Let's not go into the sea because the waves are rolling! {to wind (of a road, etc.), to meander, to twist, to undulate, to surge, to swell, to roll, to billow}

      • N1

      (うね)っている山道(さんどう)途中(とちゅう)(くるま)()いになってしまった。

      I ended up getting car sick in the middle of the winding mountain road. {to wind (of a road, etc.), to meander, to twist, to undulate, to surge, to swell, to roll, to billow}

      • N1

      天気(てんき)予報(よほう)():「強風(きょうふう)影響(えいきょう)(うみ)(おお)きく(うね)っています!」

      Weather Forecaster: "Due to the strong winds, the sea is surging greatly!" {to wind (of a road, etc.), to meander, to twist, to undulate, to surge, to swell, to roll, to billow}

      • N1

      山道(さんどう)(うね)りながら(つづ)いているこの(みち)(さき)には(なに)があるだろう?

      What could be beyond this path, where the mountain trail continues to wind and undulate? {to wind (of a road, etc.), to meander, to twist, to undulate, to surge, to swell, to roll, to billow}

      • N1

      (かわ)(おお)きく(うね)(なか)(およ)いだのなら、(おぼ)れそうになるのも当然(とうぜん)です。

      If you swam in the river when it was surging and swelling, it's only natural that you would almost drown. {to wind (of a road, etc.), to meander, to twist, to undulate, to surge, to swell, to roll, to billow}

      • N1
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