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N1 Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Intransitive verb

()to pass, to lapse

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

      1.

      to pass (of time), to elapse

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      失恋(しつれん)(きず)時間(じかん)()()えます。

      The wounds of a broken heart heal as time passes. {to pass, to lapse}

      • N1

      子供(こども)(とき)は、(いち)(にち)()のが(おそ)(かん)じていました。

      When I was a child, I felt that a day passed by slowly. {to pass, to lapse}

      • N1

      (つま)がいつまで()っても(かえ)ってこないので、(すこ)心配(しんぱい)です。

      I'm a little worried because no matter how much time passes, my wife hasn't come home. {to pass, to lapse}

      • N1

      家出(いえで)をしてから()(いち)時間(じかん)()って(もど)ってきた息子(むすこ)(からだ)はなぜか(どろ)まみれだった。

      About an hour had passed since my son ran away from home, and for some reason, when he returned, he was covered in mud. {to pass, to lapse}

      • N1

      (まえ)(たの)まれた仕事(しごと)がいつまで()っても()わらないのなら、(おこ)られるのも当然(とうぜん)である。

      If the job I was asked to do before doesn't get finished no matter how much time passes, it's only natural to get scolded. {to pass, to lapse}

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