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古ふるい

Kana ふるい Romaji furui

JLPT N5 Common word

Definitions

01i-adjective

old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn

of things, not people

02i-adjective

long; since long ago; time-honored

03i-adjective

of the distant past; long-ago

04i-adjective

stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny

05i-adjective

old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date

Examples

ケンが使っている机はもう古い。

The desk that Ken uses is old.

Tatoeba #225203

母は頭が古い。

Mother has old-fashioned ideas.

Tatoeba #82883

私の机は古い。

My desk is old.

Tatoeba #163877

Other forms

旧い (rarely used kanji form)故い (rarely used kanji form)

Source

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