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N1 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

(そむ)to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe

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

      1.

      to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe

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    背く 【そむく】叛く 【そむく】

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      友人(ゆうじん)との約束(やくそく)(そむ)ことは出来(でき)ません。

      I cannot go against the promise made with my friend. {to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe}

      • N1

      主君(しゅくん)(そむ)いた家来(けらい)たちが処刑(しょけい)されたそうだ。

      It seems that the servants who disobeyed their lord were executed. {to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe}

      • N1

      (つま)にまで(そむ)かれたので、(ぼく)本当(ほんとう)一人(ひとり)ぼっちです。

      Even my wife went against me, so I am truly alone. {to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe}

      • N1

      両親(りょうしん)()いつけに(そむ)いたのなら、(おこ)られるのも当然(とうぜん)のことだ。

      If you disobeyed your parents' instructions, it's only natural that you would get scolded. {to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe}

      • N1

      ファンの期待(きたい)(そむ)いたが(ゆえ)にその俳優(はいゆう)(おお)くのファンを(うしな)ったのだ。

      The actor lost many fans because he ran counter to the fans' expectations. {to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe}

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