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N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

(にぶ)to become blunt, to grow dull, to become less capable, to weaken, to falter

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

      1.

      to become blunt, to grow dull

    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to become less capable, to weaken, to falter

    All Forms

    鈍る 【にぶる】鈍る 【なまる】

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      アルコールを()むと判断(はんだん)(にぶ)ります。

      Drinking alcohol dulls your judgment.

      • N2

      ()(あじ)(にぶ)った彫刻(ちょうこく)(とう)使(つか)うのは危険(きけん)だ。

      It is dangerous to use a chisel that has grown dull.

      • N2

      ()(にぶ)ってしまったので()ぐつもりです。

      I plan to sharpen the blade because it has grown dull.

      • N2

      景気(けいき)回復(かいふく)速度(そくど)(にぶ)ったら政治(せいじ)()(あわ)てるのも当然(とうぜん)です。

      It's only natural for politicians to panic if the speed of economic recovery falters.

      • N2

      (かん)(にぶ)ったからといって刑事(けいじ)()めなければいけないわけではない。

      Just because my intuition has become less capable doesn't mean I have to quit being a detective.

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