Vocab Info

N1 う-Verb

(けな)

to speak ill of

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    • Pitch Accent

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    • Word Type

      う-Verb

    • 単語の種類

      五段動詞

    Examples

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      (ぼく)(ひと)のことを(けな)(ひと)(きら)いです。

      I dislike people who speak ill of others. {to speak ill of}

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      (きび)しい師匠(ししょう)(ぼく)たち弟子(でし)(わざ)(けな)しました。

      The strict master spoke ill of our skills as disciples. {to speak ill of}

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      (かれ)他人(たにん)作品(さくひん)(けな)してばかりで、(きら)われている。

      He is disliked because he is always speaking ill of other people's work. {to speak ill of}

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      (はは)(むすめ)に:「寛大(かんだい)でありなさい。(ひと)(けな)ことは(けっ)してしないこと。」

      The mother said to her daughter, "Be generous. Never speak ill of others." {to speak ill of}

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      批評(ひひょう)()たちにひどく(けな)されたとあって、自分(じぶん)作品(さくひん)自信(じしん)()くなりました。

      Having been harshly criticized by the critics, I lost confidence in my own work. {to speak ill of}

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