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N4 る-verb, Intransitive verb

()せるto become thin, to lose weight, to reduce (one's) weight, to slim, to be barren, to be infertile, to be sterile

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    1. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to become thin, to lose weight, to slim

    2. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to become impoverished (of soil), to become sterile, to become infertile, to become barren

    All Forms

    痩せる 【やせる】瘠せる 【やせる】

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    Examples

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      入院(にゅういん)したら()てしまいました。

      I lost weight when I was hospitalized.

      • N4

      彼女(かのじょ)()せるために運動(うんどう)をしているらしい。

      It seems that she is exercising to lose weight.

      • N4

      ダイエットを(はじ)めて(いっ)ヶ月(かげつ)でこんなに()せることができました。

      I was able to lose so much weight in the first month of the diet.

      • N4

      こんな()せている土地(とち)ではフルーツも野菜(やさい)(なに)(そだ)たないだろう。

      Nothing will grow on such a barren land, not even fruits and vegetables.

      • N3

      病気(びょうき)のせいで()せてしまったので、これから徐々(じょじょ)筋肉(きんにく)()(もど)そうと(おも)う。

      Since I have lost a lot of weight because of my illness, now I will gradually regain muscle mass.

      • N3
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