Vocab Info

A1 う-Verb

(こと)なる

to differ, to vary, to disagree

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    • Word Type

      う-Verb

    • 単語の種類

      五段動詞

    Examples

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      (わたし)たちは姉妹(しまい)ですが、性格(せいかく)(こと)なります。

      We are sisters, but our personalities differ. {to differ, to vary, to disagree}

      • N1

      習慣(しゅうかん)(こと)なる(ひと)一緒(いっしょ)生活(せいかつ)をするのは大変(たいへん)だ。

      Living with someone whose habits differ from yours is difficult. {to differ, to vary, to disagree}

      • N1

      見本(みほん)実際(じっさい)商品(しょうひん)(こと)なることはよくあることである。

      It is common for the actual product to differ from the sample. {to differ, to vary, to disagree}

      • N1

      社長(しゃちょう):「(まん)(いち)報告(ほうこく)事実(じじつ)(こと)なることがあれば大変(たいへん)だぞ!」

      President: "If by any chance, the report differs from the truth, it would be serious!" {to differ, to vary, to disagree}

      • N1

      それとこれは(まった)次元(じげん)(こと)なる(はなし)であって、(くら)べようがありません。

      This and that are completely different stories in terms of dimension, and there is no point in comparing them. {to differ, to vary, to disagree}

      • N1
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