Vocab Info

N3 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

(つまず)to stumble, to trip, to fail

    Dictionary Definition

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

      1.

      to trip (over), to stumble

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to fail, to suffer a setback

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    躓く 【つまずく】躓く 【つまづく】

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    Examples

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      (いし)(つまず)(ころ)びました。

      I stumbled on a stone and fell.

      • N3

      (ぼく)課題(かだい)最初(さいしょ)(ほう)(つまず)ている。

      I'm stumbling at the beginning of the assignment.

      • N3

      (かれ)階段(かいだん)(つまず)いたが、(つまず)ていない()りをした。

      He stumbled on the stairs but pretended not to.

      • N3

      資金(しきん)(めん)(つまず)ているため、中々(なかなか)自分(じぶん)のサロンを(ひら)けません。

      I'm stumbling a bit with my finances, so I can't open my own salon just yet.

      • N3

      受験(じゅけん)(つまず)(こと)(うつ)になった原因(げんいん)である(こと)()うまでもありません。

      It goes without saying that tripping up in the entrance exam became the cause of my depression.

      • N2
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