Vocab Info

N1 う-Verb

(またが)

to extend over, to extend into, to straddle

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    • Word Type

      う-Verb

    • 単語の書類

      五段動詞

    Examples

    • (じゅう)(ねん)(またが)(おお)きな事業(じぎょう)をする。

      To undertake a large project that extends over ten years. {to extend over, to extend into, to straddle}

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    • 富士山(ふじさん)山梨(やまなし)(けん)静岡(しずおか)(けん)(またが)っています。

      Mount Fuji straddles Yamanashi Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture. {to extend over, to extend into, to straddle}

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    • 息子(むすこ)自転車(じてんしゃ)練習(れんしゅう)のために自転車(じてんしゃ)(またが)りました。

      My son straddled the bicycle for bicycle practice. {to extend over, to extend into, to straddle}

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    • (じゅっ)キロ(はな)れた(となり)(まち)まで()くべく、(ぼく)(うま)(またが)って手綱(たづな)(にぎ)った。

      In order to go to the neighboring town ten kilometers away, I straddled a horse and gripped the reins. {to extend over, to extend into, to straddle}

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    • 父親(ちちおや)背中(せなか)(またが)ってお(うま)さんごっこをした(こと)(いま)となっては()(おも)()です。

      Straddling my father's back and playing horsey is now a fond memory. {to extend over, to extend into, to straddle}

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