Vocab Info
N1 Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Intransitive verb
経つto pass, to lapse
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Intransitive verb
1.
to pass (of time), to elapse
All Forms
経つ 【たつ】
Common・Uncommon
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失恋の傷は時間が経つと癒えます。
The wounds of a broken heart heal as time passes. {to pass, to lapse}
子供の時は、一日が経つのが遅く感じていました。
When I was a child, I felt that a day passed by slowly. {to pass, to lapse}
妻がいつまで経っても帰ってこないので、少し心配です。
I'm a little worried because no matter how much time passes, my wife hasn't come home. {to pass, to lapse}
家出をしてから小一時間経って戻ってきた息子の体はなぜか泥まみれだった。
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}
前に頼まれた仕事がいつまで経っても終わらないのなら、怒られるのも当然である。
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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