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A4 う-verb (ぐ), Transitive verb

()to mow down, to scythe down, to knock someone off their feet

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (ぐ), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.), to mow

    All Forms

    薙ぐ 【なぐ】

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    • (ちい)さな刃物(はもの)使(つか)って(くさ)()ぐ。

      Using a small blade to mow the grass.

    • (にわ)(くさ)()仕事(しごと)子供(こども)(まか)せました。

      I entrusted the job of mowing the grass in the garden to the children.

    • (かま)()って(くさ)()いでいたら怪我(けが)をしました。

      While I was cutting down the grass with a sickle, I injured myself.

    • この()()いで(たお)すには、相当(そうとう)(ちから)必要(ひつよう)(ちが)いありません。

      To cut down this tree, it surely requires considerable strength.

    • 雑草(ざっそう)がぼうぼうに()えていたから(かま)使(つか)って()いだまでですよ。

      The weeds had grown wild, so I just used a sickle to cut them down.

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