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N3 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

(はぶ)to omit, to leave out, to exclude, to eliminate, to curtail, to save, to cut down, to economize, to economise

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    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to omit, to leave out, to exclude, to eliminate

    2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to curtail, to save, to cut down, to economize, to economise

    All Forms

    省く 【はぶく】

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    Examples

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      (きみ)手伝(てつだ)ってくれたので、手間(てま)(はぶ)けたよ。

      Thanks to your help, I was able to save time and effort.

      • N3

      時間(じかん)不足(ふそく)しているので説明(せつめい)(はぶ)きましょう。

      Due to lack of time, let's omit the explanation.

      • N3

      時間(じかん)がないので、(くわ)しい説明(せつめい)(はぶ)いて簡単(かんたん)説明(せつめい)しますね。

      Since we're short on time, I'll skip the detailed explanation and provide a brief one.

      • N3

      敬称(けいしょう)(はぶ)いてクラスの担任(たんにん)先生(せんせい)(こと)()んだら(おこ)られてしまいました。

      I got scolded for omitting the honorific and referring to the homeroom teacher by name.

      • N3

      時間(じかん)無駄(むだ)(ふせ)ぐためにこの会議(かいぎ)では序論(じょろん)(はぶ)いて本論(ほんろん)から(はい)(こと)にしましょう。

      To prevent wasting time, let's skip the introduction and jump straight into the main points in this meeting.

      • N2
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