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Japanese

こぼす

Romaji kobosu

JLPT N2 Common word

Definitions

01godan verb · transitive

02godan verb · transitive

03godan verb · transitive

usually kana

to let (one's feelings) show

Examples

父は交通騒音について不平をこぼした。

My father complained about the traffic noise.

Tatoeba #84589

私はコーヒーをじゅうたんにこぼしてしまった。

I spilled my coffee on the carpet.

Tatoeba #161071

私は床に卵をこぼした。

I spilled egg on the floor.

Tatoeba #155839

Other forms

零す溢す翻す (rarely used kanji form)

Source

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