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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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    Examples

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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. {to become blunt, to grow dull, to become less capable, to weaken, to falter}

      • 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 become dull. {to become blunt, to grow dull, to become less capable, to weaken, to falter}

      • N2

      ()(にぶ)ってしまったので()ぐつもりです。

      I plan to sharpen it because the blade has become dull. {to become blunt, to grow dull, to become less capable, to weaken, to falter}

      • 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 slows down. {to become blunt, to grow dull, to become less capable, to weaken, to falter}

      • 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 dulled doesn't mean I have to quit being a detective. {to become blunt, to grow dull, to become less capable, to weaken, to falter}

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